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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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award finalist, this stunningly beautiful novel follows the intertwined lives of a blind French girl and a German boy during World War II. Marie-Laure, who lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, flees with her father to Saint-Malo after the Nazis occupy their city. They carry with them a potentially dangerous jewel from the museum. Meanwhile, in a German mining town, orphan Werner Pfennig and his younger sister discover a radio that opens up a world of stories and news. Werner becomes skilled at building radios and is later recruited to help track down the resistance using his talents. As their paths converge in occupied France, the narrative explores the resilience of the human spirit and the efforts to show kindness amid devastation. With exquisite detail and lyrical prose, the author crafts a deeply moving story that resonates with themes of hope and humanity. Ten years in the making, this novel showcases a writer whose sentences captivate and inspire.
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All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
- Language
- Released
- 2014
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Anthony Doerr
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 544
- ISBN10
- 0008108196
- ISBN13
- 9780008108199
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Natural sciences, Family, Germany, France, Military Fiction, Wars, American Literature, World War II, 20th century, Death, Escape, Nazism, 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
- Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award finalist, this stunningly beautiful novel follows the intertwined lives of a blind French girl and a German boy during World War II. Marie-Laure, who lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, flees with her father to Saint-Malo after the Nazis occupy their city. They carry with them a potentially dangerous jewel from the museum. Meanwhile, in a German mining town, orphan Werner Pfennig and his younger sister discover a radio that opens up a world of stories and news. Werner becomes skilled at building radios and is later recruited to help track down the resistance using his talents. As their paths converge in occupied France, the narrative explores the resilience of the human spirit and the efforts to show kindness amid devastation. With exquisite detail and lyrical prose, the author crafts a deeply moving story that resonates with themes of hope and humanity. Ten years in the making, this novel showcases a writer whose sentences captivate and inspire.