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I don't really understand the hype for this book. There were certainly glimmers of great writing (view spoiler)but I was never completely engaged and by the last third, the part that the whole book was building to, it was really a slog.
I also didn't like the short chapter style, it made it difficult to get emersed and easy to put down. Not a bad book in any sense but also not a great one. There are ...more
I also didn't like the short chapter style, it made it difficult to get emersed and easy to put down. Not a bad book in any sense but also not a great one. There are ...more
The detail of Anthony Doerr's prose is remarkable. I listened to the audio version of this book and it was a joy to listen to every precise description that embellished the story without being overbearing or making it dull. War is a horror and the people who end up fighting them are boys who do not have an option to disagree. This is beautifully depicted in the book. What would you chose? To die suffocating in the mines with your body never found or to have a chance to become an engineer for the
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