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A review by trixie_woodlawn_writes
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
inspiring
sad
tense
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? No
5.0
"Maurie-Laure tries to lie very still. She can almost hear the machinery of her father's mind churning inside his skull. 'It will be okay,' she whispers. Her hand finds his forearm. 'We will stay here awhile and then we will go back to our apartment and the pinecones will be right were we left them and 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' will be on the floor of the key pound where we left it and no one will be in our beds."
All the Light We Cannot see follows the story of Marie-Laure and Werner during WWII. Marie-Laure is a blind French teen whose father works at the national musem in Paris. Werner is a German orphan who grows up in a coal mining town and ends up attending a military academy due to his talents with radios. Their stories come together in an unexpected, soulful way that shows how humanity has great potential for kindness, even in one of its darkest hours.
What I Loved: All of it. Everything. The prose. The characters. The storyline. I laughed. I cried. I oooohed and ahhhhed. This book is worth every bit of the hype.
Who would like this book: While this book is technically a historical fiction, it is heavy and emotional, like most books featuring WWII tend to be. Check your trigger warnings, and be prepared for an emotional (but well, well worth it) ride.
And even if historical fiction isn't your thing (it isn't mine, and I acutally usually avoid WWII books), read this book for the prose. Seriously. It is that beautiful. I think I will end up being a better romance writer because I read this book.
All the Light We Cannot see follows the story of Marie-Laure and Werner during WWII. Marie-Laure is a blind French teen whose father works at the national musem in Paris. Werner is a German orphan who grows up in a coal mining town and ends up attending a military academy due to his talents with radios. Their stories come together in an unexpected, soulful way that shows how humanity has great potential for kindness, even in one of its darkest hours.
What I Loved: All of it. Everything. The prose. The characters. The storyline. I laughed. I cried. I oooohed and ahhhhed. This book is worth every bit of the hype.
Who would like this book: While this book is technically a historical fiction, it is heavy and emotional, like most books featuring WWII tend to be. Check your trigger warnings, and be prepared for an emotional (but well, well worth it) ride.
And even if historical fiction isn't your thing (it isn't mine, and I acutally usually avoid WWII books), read this book for the prose. Seriously. It is that beautiful. I think I will end up being a better romance writer because I read this book.