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excellent!
From the first few pages, it's obvious why this book has been at the top of the best seller's list for so long. Not a single page of this book was boring, which is a pretty amazing feat considering its length. Go read it!
Things I loved:
* The title and how it refers to both main characters
* The historical backdrop
* The characters' reverence for science in the face of death
* The convergence and divergence of the lives of the characters
* Sentimental plots were not cloying
* The anachronic story line ...more
Things I loved:
* The title and how it refers to both main characters
* The historical backdrop
* The characters' reverence for science in the face of death
* The convergence and divergence of the lives of the characters
* Sentimental plots were not cloying
* The anachronic story line ...more
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Sep 09, 2015
Karen Gibson
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it was amazing
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Superbly written. stunningly beautiful. Pulitzer Prize winner.
I loved this book, the prose is very lyrical and the story, which shifts across the early days and the ending days of World War II, is tremendously compelling. Beautifully written characters, alternating primarily between a young blind French girl and a German boy drafted to become a radio engineer in the army. I don't think I had ever read a first-person narrative from the standpoint of a German soldier before, this book does a wonderful job of starting to illustrate some of the complexities in
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Totally and completely lived up to the hype. First book I've carried around to read in any spare minutes in awhile.
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A must-read. Or better still, must-listen.
Most beautiful book I have ever read
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