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What a gorgeous, lovely, beautiful novel. It makes me want to write essays about themes and parallel structure, about imagery and tone and books that push the boundaries of what you know about the world while confirming essential truths you need to remind yourself of.
I don’t want to spoil. Or share too much. In an odd way, this book reminds me of Station Eleven. One is set during a World War and one after an apocalypse - so both are worlds where survival is eggshell fragile. Both also contain a ...more
I don’t want to spoil. Or share too much. In an odd way, this book reminds me of Station Eleven. One is set during a World War and one after an apocalypse - so both are worlds where survival is eggshell fragile. Both also contain a ...more
I enjoyed this very much even though historical fiction is not something I usually read. There were times when I thought it was a bit too wordy/lengthy but overall a definitely good story.
I enjoyed this book, though I found it very slow. What I particularly liked was that it explored World War II from a couple of perspectives that I haven't read before, despite having read a *lot* of World War II novels.
The first main perspective is that of Marie-Laure, a young French girl who goes blind before the war and then must flee Paris with her father when she is 12. They land in Saint-Malo, a walled city near the sea, with her father's agoraphobic uncle and his housekeeper, where they a ...more
The first main perspective is that of Marie-Laure, a young French girl who goes blind before the war and then must flee Paris with her father when she is 12. They land in Saint-Malo, a walled city near the sea, with her father's agoraphobic uncle and his housekeeper, where they a ...more
Beautifully written.
Sep 06, 2015
Kelly
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Shasta
marked it as dnf
Feb 10, 2018
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