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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

Start date: May 20, 2017

Finish date: August 31, 2017

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Jan 25, 2017 R.K. Gold rated it really liked it

I loved this book. It's a rich character driven book taking place during world war 2. It jumps around to various characters, each with a deep background story, and details their personal adventures while the world falls apart. The war is almost secondary. It's just a part of their life and they have to survive it. If you love books with non-linear plots that really flesh out the characters you will love this one. ...more

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Jul 17, 2017 M.L. Sparrow rated it really liked it

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Okay, this is a hard book to review... For the most part I enjoyed it, but I also found it very slow going. It was like a monotone all the way through with few up and downs, and then parts that should have been faster paced or more exciting or scary weren't. Perhaps it was the writing style; although I enjoyed the style of writing and the short chapters like snap shots of their ...more

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