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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

Start date: August 1, 2019

Finish date: August 31, 2019

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May 18, 2015 Mary rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, cop-firefighter-law-militar-pilot, book-papel

"Cuando perdí mi vista, Werner, la gente decía que era valiente. Cuando mi padre se fue, la gente decía que era valiente. Pero no es valentía; no tengo elección. Me despierto y vivo mi vida. ¿No haces tu lo mismo? "

HERMOSO LIBRO!!!!

Una historia muy real y desgarradora en un contexto, que si bien real, esta muy bien creado. La narración es excelente, se entiende porque éste libro es el ganador del Premio Pulitzer del 2015 y lo tienen totalmente merecido.
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Aug 11, 2017 Ivy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: checked-out-from-library, published-in-2014

This book was chosen for me by Rebekah for the A Million More Pages POFM - August 2017.

5 stars

Nice to see how Marie-Laure and Werner came to meet each other. RIP Werner. Glad Marie-Laure was able to have a good life.

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Jul 14, 2014 Kathy Hale rated it it was amazing

Shelves: oboc

Puzzles, keys and radio transmissions are the central theme to this book. Two young people on two different sides of WWII who are hurtling towards each other through the commonality ofw radio air waves and the gem the Star of Flames.

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Jul 22, 2014 Megan rated it really liked it

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This was a very different historical read than I usually read. The way it was told was nice, but since there wasn't a lot of dialogue it wasn't as enjoyable for me. Still it was a really good read. ...more

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Feb 10, 2015 Jim Townsend rated it really liked it

An excellent book about the human side of World War Two in Europe, in which the lives of two very different people and their families--one French, the other German--intersect.

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Jun 30, 2015 Vasco rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Jun 14, 2018 Ken rated it it was amazing

Much has been said about this book to add anything meaningful. It is a masterpiece. Anthony Doer is now one of my favorite writers. This is a work of fiction that is at the height of its majesty, both in its translucent, trans-formative prose, and in the power of its gripping story. Totally enjoyable read.

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Dec 09, 2016 Yee rated it really liked it

Somewhere around a third or halfway through the text, the plot plods along. I think this was the part where Werner was trapped in the building cellar with Volkheimer. However, on the whole, the plot was interesting.

Of the three war novels -- The Book Thief, The Nightingale, and this one -- I would consider this text the most interesting. The prose is also of better quality.

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