A review by makenazon
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Ok so I heard amazing things about this book and some of them held true. The writing was beautiful and the story was intriguing in itself. However, I was a terribly slow-read for me, it wasn’t a page-turner, and I contemplating putting it down multiple times while reading. Near the end, I was able to finish the last 100 pages in a day because the pace did pick up then. For a chunk of the middle nothing really progressed and it was quite boring and had some plot holes. But overall the book was really good and I was moved and did cry at moments throughout the book.
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