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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

Start date: March 19, 2015

Finish date: March 31, 2015

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Oct 07, 2016 Rachel N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: germany, play-book-tag, world-war-ii, france, historical-fiction, moral-dilemmas

Marie-Laure is a blind girl living in Paris with her father who is the keeper of keys at the Museum of Natural History. Werner is an orphan growing up in a coal town who has an instinct for mathematics. The book alternates between the bombing of Saint-Malo in 1944 and the events in the main characters lives that led them to this point. Also connected in is a legendary diamond, the Sea of Flames. A beautifully written story. I connected to both the main characters.

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Feb 01, 2025 Kelly rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Sweeping epic

Although the jumping around was a bit confusing, I really enjoyed this book. The descriptions were very vivid (especially those of Marie-Laure and her experiences). There have been lots of books written about WW2, but I felt like this was definitely a new take. Recommend!

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Mar 17, 2022 Ashley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: history, historical-fiction, world-war-ii, france, germany, kristen-buddy-reads

I loved this book. I liked the multiple MCs, and how they understood the world from their viewpoints. Also I don't think I've ever rooted for a 'bad guy' to loose so badly, in quite a while. ...more

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Jan 26, 2015 Kat rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015

Gripping start, but slow end

I enjoyed this novel till about the last 60 pages where it seemed to drag on and on. Overall it was a good read and would recommend it.

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