Reviews with content warning for Rape - All the Light We Cannot See

This book is incredible. From beginning to end the book keeps you captivated. The intertwined stories, and independent stories, of Marie-Laure, Werner, Fredrick, Etienne, Daniel and many more characters are as moving as it gets. The final 150 (or so) pages will make it hard to put this book down. The ending of this book is especially moving, romantic, inspiring and hopeful. This tops off an incredibly constructed plot and culminates the tremendous character development that this book has to offer.

If you have not already done so, give this a read. You will not regret it!

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windmillofwords's review

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challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Poetic. A work of art. Didn't have the ending I hoped for though. And the beginning was slow going. Took me a moment to find my stride. All around it was a moving story and one that stays with you. It feels as though it will become one of the Classics of it's time.

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michellebelle4's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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lazza's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I initially found it really hard to get into and initially confusing but once I got about 100 pages in it picked up and I enjoyed it a lot more

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melis_57821's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Was expecting more from the final few chapters. Would have given 4 stars up until the 11th chapter. Then it all went wrong. Didn’t feel like they wrapped anything up. But left me depressed, too much realism in a story about a magical diamond.

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