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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

Start date: November 1, 2016

Finish date: November 30, 2016

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Jun 30, 2016 Matthew rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, audio, young-adult, library, historical-fiction

I think that my opinion of this book does not match the general opinion.

I was pretty bored throughout and my mind kept wandering. I kept waiting for a big payoff, plot twist, that would bring my attention crashing back. I thought there might be some grand resolution beyond the symbolism and poetry of the writing, and there really didn't seem to be. Maybe I missed it while my mind was wandering.

Two other things - I have been encountering these a lot lately:

- WWII is now definitely entrenched as a ...more

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Dec 23, 2016 Toni FGMAMTC rated it liked it

Shelves: war

3.5 stars

This story shows the sweetest, sadness, randomness and connectedness of people and war. I was moved by it.

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May 28, 2024 Sarah rated it liked it

This book was good enough -- nice prose, interesting premise, likeable characters -- but I'm confused why everyone is saying it's amazing. Nothing really happens. The climax was so anticlimactic that I was still waiting for the climax after I'd already gone through it. ...more

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