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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

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* Week 4: Introduction
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Sep 01, 2017 Jenny rated it it was ok

Shelves: nature, award-winning, world-war-2, europe, historical-fiction, books-that-mention-other-books, coming-of-age, death-loss, 1940s, science

I struggled to read the last half of this 530-page book. The extremely short chapters were like being inside the mind of an author with ADD. I lost focus repeatedly. The descriptions of what the characters were thinking were scientific yet poetic but terribly interminable. I was so invested time wise that I forced myself to keep picking it back up. About 30 pages from the end, the author included an event that COMPLETELY infuriated me. I slammed the book shut, only picking it up the next day to ...more

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Nov 05, 2016 Sharon rated it it was amazing

I feel as though I have just lived with Marie-Laure and with Werner while reading this bittersweet tale. There is nothing that I can say that others have not already said about this book except, perhaps, that it called to my mind growing up in West Germany in the early 1970s in the aftermath of World War II. You would think that 25 years would be enough time to fade the evidence of a world torn apart, but it wasn't. Now perhaps?
What a poignant story. Read it. ...more

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Jan 15, 2018 Helen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Beautifully written. Seamlessly moves between voices and points in time, never confusing the reader. Characters with depth and a realness to them which is rare. People to love and want to protect, people to hate but still not abhor.
Brilliant. Would recommend whole heartedly.

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Jan 01, 2015 Chris rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-club-pick, audio-book

My book club chose this book and I had already read it. I decided to listen to the Audio to refresh my memory before the meeting. I don't recommend listening to it on audio due to the time changes. ...more

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