What do you think about the characters?

[Mia]

I love them so far, I just wanted to hear others opinions, NO SPOILERS PLEASE.

[Paul]

How can you not feel for a blind girl and an orphaned boy from two countries at war? Doerr draws the main characters beautifully. In fact, this is the best book I read in 2015, and I read a lot of literary prizewinners, My only gripe is the structure which goes back and forth between periods of time. However, this seems to be a popular device at the moment, though not one that makes it easy for the reader!

[Mia]

I love that it goes back and forth, although it's not for everyone. A bit difficult to read because of that. I adore the blind girl, the way he uses imagry with her is very descriptive and everything but sight. I cant wait to read more and find out what happened to the boy, he seems interesting.

[Paul]

If you like this you may also like Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (also set in WW2) and The Moon Field by Judith Allnatt (set in WW1).

[Mia]

Awesome thank you.

[Emma]

I really loved Marie Laure and Werner! They were so much fun to read about. I also loved the side characters like Frederick, Volkheimer, Uncle Etienne, and Madame Manec. You will love this book!

[Mebarka]

I adore WERNER and offcourse love Marie Laure,her uncle Etienne ,Volkheimer and Frau Elena all all of them

[Robyn]

I love them and I love the feeling in the book of the two moving together. I can't praise this book highly enough for its utterly imaginative writing and character creation.

[Mia]

I agree, I loved the characters but I have given up on the book because of the structure it seems boring and drags on.

[Robyn]

Try and stick with it if you can, as the ending is remarkable.

[Jennifer]

Robyn wrote: "Try and stick with it if you can, as the ending is remarkable."
Hmm. I enjoyed the book, UNTIL the end. I would be very interested to know what you found remarkable?

[Fátima]

Me encantan *_* tanto a Marie-Laure que personalmente se me hace una mujer super fuerte, y Werner que woow era un genio y bueno, en esos tiempos todo era muy enredado. Pero a los dos una estrella en cada enfrente.