Reviews tagging 'Murder'

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

103 reviews

senpai_no_lie's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

This book's ending wasn't satisfying to me because it was sad in a way that was like "a war happened. No one is allowed to have a truly happy ending or completely heal because that's just reality", and that doesn't necessarily resonate with me. I felt the timeskips make the beginning of the book a bit confusing. I think it was a good book, but I didn't necessarily enjoy it.

I felt Jutta and the girls being raped in one of the last chapters was an unnecessary addition. I understand women after often brutalized in war and raped but that doesn't mean a chapter where it happens needs to be tacked on if it's not really properly explored or expressed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Antisemitism, Bullying, Murder, Child death, Death, Gun violence, and War

laurenleigh's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

It took me months to get through this one, for whatever reason. But I actually appreciated the time I took. It helped me conceptualize how long these characters suffered during the war. My slow reading matched the slower paced plot too. In general I’m a little worn out on WWII fiction, but I can appreciate the skill this writer has. There was so much brilliant poignancy, even when not much action was happening. It reminds me of The Goldfinch in that way. I’m interested to check out Doerr’s other work! I bet I’ll like it even more than this, it not being WWII historical fiction. I just don’t need depressing war stories in my life these days!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and War

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Police brutality, Rape, and Blood

vas_17's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Ableism, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Antisemitism, Cancer, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, War, Xenophobia, and Violence

gracekatreads's review against another edition

2.0

Couldn’t wait for the N@zi soldiers to die and they kept not doing so. Ugh. This book was a slog and the themes the author was trying to illustrate would have worked much better in a WW1 tale. Somehow, no real mention of the Holocaust beyond vague illusions, really feels like it romanticizes the war and German side.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Xenophobia, and War

sarahmae531's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A really beautiful book. 
Beginning was a little slow, but once Werner and Marie-Laure’s stories started to weave closer and closer I started to enjoy it a lot more! 
Definitely a beast of a book, but the audio book was well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Antisemitism, Rape, Violence, War, and Grief

ashfantastic98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Physical abuse and Bullying

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, and Antisemitism

snowwpuppet's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Murder, Bullying, Confinement, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Excrement, Drug use, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Sexual assault

smurphy5337's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, War, and Grief

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Religious bigotry, and War

rachelmorag's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Violence, War, Rape, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Confinement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality