This one was a bit of a letdown for me. The beginning and ending were fine, but everything in between dragged. I also found the time jumps distracting—I'd have preferred a more straightforward, chronological story.
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- 531 pages
- 19 hours of reading
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An imaginative and intricate novel inspired by the horrors of World War II and written in short, elegant chapters that explore human nature and the contradictory power of technology.
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All the light we cannot see: A novel, Anthony Doerr
- Language
- Released
- 2014
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- (Hardcover)
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Anthony Doerr
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 531
- ISBN10
- 1476746583
- ISBN13
- 9781476746586
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Natural sciences, Family, Germany, France, Military Fiction, Wars, World War II, 20th century, American Literature, Death, Nazism, Escape, Paris, Adapted into Series, Radio, Blindness, Pulitzer Prize, Blind People, Retrospective Narration
- First published
- 2014
- Original title
- All the Light We Cannot See
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- An imaginative and intricate novel inspired by the horrors of World War II and written in short, elegant chapters that explore human nature and the contradictory power of technology.