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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

Start date: April 1, 2019

Finish date: April 30, 2019

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Apr 01, 2019 Tracy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own-it, actual-book, read-in-2019, group-read-vwf, favorites, historical, over-500-pages, group-read-ru

I am not the type of person that enjoys historical fiction, at all. But this book was so good, it's obvious why it won a Pulitzer and why it took 10 years for the author to finish writing it. I have never read anything so beautiful and yet so haunting at the same time. I would definitely recommend it to anyone! ...more

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Jan 31, 2022 Brittany rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2022, audiobook, historical-fiction, war

3.5ish stars rounded down because I was a little disappointed after all the good things I had heard about this one. Not a bad WWII historical fiction just wordier and longer than I felt was necessary. I found myself kind of bored at times and if I hadn't been listening to it I likely would have given up on it. Narration was good and easy to listen to. I often like time jumps but found the numerous amount of them kind of off putting.
Was interesting hearing about a blind girl, Marie-Laure, during ...more

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Jan 30, 2016 Dean Kutzler rated it it was amazing

Every Middle-High School student should read this book. Even in my era of the Baby-Boomer, I had a cushy childhood. This book will teach children and adults alike, to appreciate the lifestyles we enjoy and just maybe, maybe we will feel a little less angry when the internet goes down.

All the Light We Cannot See is a wonderful tale encompassing life during the reign of Hitler over the occupancy of France and Poland. You will fall in love with Marie-Laure. I promise. There really isn't a review t ...more

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