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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

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squiddish's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

f1racer3's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Could use a bit of editing. Drags in sections. Short chapters make for a choppy read.

kiannaamaya's review against another edition

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5.0

I love love love this book. I didn't know what to expect by I am highly pleased. This is going on my favorites list for books I've read as a adult. This book had depth that I haven’t experienced in a while. I love the conversations and descriptions of disability and mental health as well.

danatr1's review against another edition

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5.0

Darbā ir vairākas perspektīvas jeb skatu punkti, tādējādi vairāk izprast katra varoņa dzīvi un atšķirīgās pasaules. Stāstījums eleganti pārslēdzas starp pagātni un nākotni, pakāpeniski atklāj saistības starp visiem personāžiem.

Autors grāmatas stāstā attēlo kara realitāti no abām pusēm, šajā gadījumā Francijas un Vācijas, atgādinot mums, ka aiz katras puses ir parasti cilvēki, iestrēguši ļaunprātīgā kara tīklā.

Es tik ļoti iejutos šajā grāmatā, ka pilnībā vēl nevaru no tās atslēgties. Un šis nav tikai kara romāns, tas ir cilvēces gara un mūžīgās cerības, kas iztur par vistumšākos laikus, svinība. Šī grāmata man ilgi paliks atmiņā

haley_elisabeth's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I liked the short chapters but it was so long. Not my fav and the ending was super anti-climatic

shimmery's review against another edition

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4.0

A beautifully told story of children forced to grow up during the Second World War: the blind, Parisian Marie-Laure, daughter of a locksmith who builds miniature model cities; the smart, poor Werner, able to work out complex maths and fix any radio, taken to be trained up to fight for the fuhrer.

This is a really wonderful story. The horror of the war is mixed with beautiful myths and snatches from children's stories. The whole thing brims with treasures: a bird watching boy, an attic playing out old piano recordings, underground caves filled with sea snails, a tall house belonging to a great uncle with piles of books, a child's drawings of the rooftops of Paris... it goes on.

The only thing that stopped me giving it 5 stars was that, spoiler alert, there was a rape scene I didn't think was necessary, was sort of skimmed over, and that the writer just shouldn't have written. I also thought maybe we didn't need to know everything that happened to the characters years later?

Overall a very good book that I will miss reading.