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All the Light We Cannot See
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January 1, 2020
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January 31, 2020

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Laura
Nov 24, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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This book is wonderful and I'm a little bit sad that I've finished reading it. The story mostly takes place during the years leading up to and during WWII and is mostly told through two main separate characters and their own stories, a bright young French girl that is blind and a very smart orphaned German. Each of them deal with loss, have a deep respect of life and family, and try to look beyond the madness of the time. Their stories are woven together and intersect very briefly and beautifull ...more
Amy
Jan 30, 2015 rated it really liked it
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. The novel centers around the lives of two families on opposing sides of the war. Werner and his sister Jutta are raised in a German orphanage after their father is killed in a mine explosion. Werner fears following in his father's footsteps, however, he possesses a rare gift in mathematics which capitulates him into military service.

Despite his sister's misgivings, he's proud to serve his country as one of Hitler's Youth. Meanwhile in Paris, Marie-La
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Poppy
With Nazis, there are no happy endings.
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