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I just bought it yesterday! I started it last night and I can already tell it's going to be calling to me all weekend! (darn yardwork will be too!). We'll see who wins! I'm voting for the book.... lol!
kelly wrote: "I just bought it yesterday! I started it last night and I can already tell it's going to be calling to me all weekend! (darn yardwork will be too!). We'll see who wins! I'm voting for the book.... ..."
Those short chapters make it almost impossible to put down! It becomes a game of "Ohh, I'll just read the next one...it's just two pages."
Those short chapters make it almost impossible to put down! It becomes a game of "Ohh, I'll just read the next one...it's just two pages."
Exactly!! I'm sitting in my preschool class right now, anxiously awaiting nap time so I can read! I forgot my booklight though! Guess I'll be reading by the light of my phone! Desperate times call for desperate measures!
I have a gift card burning a hole in my pocket. I guess I know what I am buying tomorrow!
I read an arc of it several months ago and loved it.
I'm listening to the audiobook and I guess I'm about a third of the way through. I'm wondering if it would be better appreciated in print? I'm not thrilled with the narrator - it's the first audiobook I've had to speed up because he was sooo slow. I'm not hating it, but it's not blowing me away yet and I keep wondering if I'm missing something. Maybe my expectations were too high?
Just finished last night and I certainly hope ann gets to it soon! definitely #1 this year for me (and I have had a good reading year!). I don't think I will ever forget Marie-Laure, Uncle Etienne or Werner. great companion piece to Life after Life (Atkinson, not McCorkle).
I really liked this one, too. This is a story that sticks with you. I can see myself rereading this in a few years, I think it will hold up.
I just finished it yesterday and loved it. France and World War II are 2 of my genre kryptonites so I was prepared to love this book anyways but the fact that it is so beautifully written just made it even better.
I also highly recommend Doerr's memoir Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World.
I also highly recommend Doerr's memoir Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World.
I loved this book so much.
Dare I ask: what happened to the diamond? Or was that the point, no one really knows? You can preface your reply with "Spoiler Alert"
Theresa wrote: "Dare I ask: what happened to the diamond? Or was that the point, no one really knows? You can preface your reply with "Spoiler Alert""I have the same question!
Theresa wrote: "Dare I ask: what happened to the diamond? Or was that the point, no one really knows? You can preface your reply with "Spoiler Alert""I so wished that the diamond was still in the house! Or she went back to the grotto and as she was feeling around the walls she came upon it! Sad that the diamond was just lost!
Our book club decided that Werner took the diamond out of the box and replaced it with the iron key. He then left the diamond on the beach. Explained in the chapter called Sea of Flames. We all loved the book - right or wrong!
Sally wrote: "Our book club decided that Werner took the diamond out of the box and replaced it with the iron key. He then left the diamond on the beach. Explained in the chapter called Sea of Flames. We all l..."Sally -- I have another question about the ending [spoiler alert]
what did you think about Werner walking straight towards the beach when he must've known what would happen?
Spoilers all around! I think Werner did not like what he was involved in - he could not live with what he had done. I really wanted them to get together, but knew way before the end that it could never happen.
Sally wrote: "Spoilers all around! I think Werner did not like what he was involved in - he could not live with what he had done. I really wanted them to get together, but knew way before the end that it could..."More Spoilers....
Sally -- I agree! I also was hoping that they would get together and live happily ever after. At least we did get some resolution of what happened to all the other characters in the last "epilogue" chapter. I know others have criticized this particular chapter as unnecessary, but I thought it provided perspective on how people who lived through horrible times were able to return to (somewhat) normal lives.
I agree - I will thrilled to have the "epilogue" chapter!
I read most of this book on a long car ride. What a fantastic book. I like the idea that Werner threw the diamond back into the ocean. And the wrap up of the characters was satisfying though I kept hoping her dad would show up at the end.
Laura wrote: "I read most of this book on a long car ride. What a fantastic book. I like the idea that Werner threw the diamond back into the ocean. And the wrap up of the characters was satisfying though I kept..."**Spoiler**
ok, I'm going to have to re-read that chapter about the diamond...missed that he threw it back in the ocean!
I just finished it and I LOVED it. What an amazing book. And my book buddy hasn't read it yet so I'm lost without a friend to discuss it with hahaha
Holly, I loved it too.!
This was a beautifully written book...
As usual (leave it to me), I'm pulling up this year-old thread. After hearing Michael talk glowingly about this book, I finally got the audiobook. It never held much interest for me. I am so glad I finally read (well, listened to) it. Thank you, Michael! What a phenomenal book. Beautiful, moving, poignant. I'm stingy with giving 5-star ratings but this one there was no doubt, it deserves it.
Anthony Doerr is on tour right now. He's giving a talk about the benefits of failure. I highly recommend seeing him if you get the chance!
You can catch a live stream featuring Anthony Doerr on Monday, January 25th at 7:30 pm at www.houstonpublicmedia.org/inprint
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Did anyone else pick it up? I read it about a month ago and it totally blew me away. I keep saying that if it's not on my top ten at the end of the year we have some incredible books headed our way in the second half of the year.