All the Light We Cannot See in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Oct 06, 2022 Jen Ifer's Inklings rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-books, library, read-in-2022

4.5 stars

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Oct 24, 2016 Joanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, 2016-read, rws-2016-fall

Narration:
The narrator for the audiobook did an excellent job keeping the structurally complicated story from getting lost in the audio format. This book shouldn't work as an audiobook since it has not only shifting viewpoints but also shifting time frames. I can see why this won the Audies Award for Fiction in 2015. Totally deserved.

Book:
Unfortunately, despite elegant writing and some beautiful scenes, the book sometimes drifted into the overly sentimental. The overall plot felt unsatisfying. C ...more

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Jul 13, 2015 Jennifer Reierson rated it really liked it

Shelves: _2016

Took a while to get into but a really good read.

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Apr 04, 2015 Amy Ellis rated it really liked it

Wow. Okay, this book is a huge emotional and time investment, but it is worth it for the author's writing. It is written so beautifully, and I love the short, powerful chapters. It's not a five-star book for me, only because it is pretty heartbreaking and some subject matter is gruesome. Also, this is the second book I have read this year that talks about the French occupation in Germany (The Girl You Left Behind). This is the type of book that sits heavily with you after you finish it. The auth ...more

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Nov 05, 2015 Kevin rated it it was amazing

Beautiful, poetic prose. Everything you want in a great book, leading to the space where you lose the reality of holding a book in your hand and are so immersed in the story that it becomes a five senses experience. Gorgeous!

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