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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

Start date: September 1, 2016

Finish date: September 30, 2016

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What Members Thought

Oct 05, 2015 Chris rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction, historical-world-war-ii, z2015-read, lib-mcc-oneclickdigital

This book deserves every award it's been given.

A beautiful story about two exceptional children who navigate their way through a war. The intimacy of the view they have is so touching.

Marie-Laure's father is such a special character and watching him protect her while giving her the tools to survive brings tears to your eyes.
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Oct 05, 2016 Divya Mohan rated it it was amazing

You, stupid stupid book!

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Jan 09, 2019 Cathie rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, 2014-releases, war, pulitzer-prize, chunkymonkey, choiceawards2014, readers-tops, 2019-reads

I found this book to be ok, and many times I was quite engrossed in the story and the characters and their stories, but I also found it too long and the ending didn't have as much impact on me as I thought it would.

I found it to be an okay storytelling of WWII in France.

May we never have to revisit the atrocities of another war, although I know for many in various parts of the world, this reality is an everyday fact. Would we be able to handle no electricity, no internet, no everyday convenien ...more

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Dec 06, 2017 Anjana rated it it was amazing

An engrossing tale to two people whose lives converge at a point during the war .An amazing book which will touch your heart.

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Sep 22, 2017 Julia rated it it was ok · review of another edition

It took me over a year to read this book. I started April 2016 and didn't finish until the end of September 2017 and even then had to force myself. I won't say it's a bad book, because it's not. I just couldn't get into it. I've learned more about myself and I just don't like books that switch characters with chapters. I like to sit with a character, spend some time with them and get to know them. I don't like hearing a simple story and then getting up to spend another bit of time with another c ...more

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