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All the Light We Cannot See
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 4 stars
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Oct 07, 2016 05:04PM
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 cola 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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I enjoyed it a great deal, also - strong characterizations.
I loved it too. One of my favourites of last year.
My favourite book so far in 2016; I listened to the audio.
Actually, I was one of the first readers when it came out, so I feel I was too early, as the love for this book grew, and I am a couple of years preceding it. This was one of the best books of 2014-2015 for me, sand I loved it. You need to put some space between it and the Nightingale, but together the two are an unbelievable set, given female heroines in the same setting, at the same time period. Loved it too...
Amy wrote: "Actually, I was one of the first readers when it came out, so I feel I was too early, as the love for this book grew, and I am a couple of years preceding it. This was one of the best books of 2014..."Yes, perhaps, although I read The Nightingale only a couple of months before this one; it was 4 stars (not by much), but this one stars with some hearts (for the audibook.)
I also listened to the audio, which was wonderfully performed by Zach Appelman.
This is a great book!
Did anyone see the movie? I was wondering how the movie held up against the book.
I didn't even know there was a movie!
Susie wrote: "I didn't even know there was a movie!"I don't believe there is one as of yet. Perhaps you are thinking of The Light Between Oceans?
Ladyslott wrote: "Susie wrote: "I didn't even know there was a movie!"I don't believe there is one as of yet. Perhaps you are thinking of The Light Between Oceans?"
You are right! I get these two mixed up all the time.
