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 stunning novel tells the intertwined stories of a blind French girl and a German boy during World War II. Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When the Nazis occupy Paris, they flee to Saint-Malo, where her reclusive great uncle resides, carrying with them a potentially dangerous jewel from the museum. Meanwhile, in Germany, orphan Werner Pfennig grows up with his sister, captivated by a radio that brings them news from distant places. His talent for fixing radios leads him to be recruited to track down the resistance. Through the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, the narrative explores the resilience of humanity and the struggle to maintain goodness in dire circumstances. Anthony Doerr's exquisite prose, filled with vivid details and metaphors, creates a deeply moving reading experience. After ten years of writing, this novel has captivated readers and critics alike, earning its place as a modern classic.
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Ljuset vi inte ser, Anthony Doerr, Thomas Andersson
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- Title
- Ljuset vi inte ser
- Language
- Swedish
- Authors
- Anthony Doerr, Thomas Andersson
- Publisher
- Bookmark Förlag
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 598
- ISBN10
- 9187441764
- ISBN13
- 9789187441769
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Natural sciences, Family, France, Military Fiction, Germany, 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 stunning novel tells the intertwined stories of a blind French girl and a German boy during World War II. Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When the Nazis occupy Paris, they flee to Saint-Malo, where her reclusive great uncle resides, carrying with them a potentially dangerous jewel from the museum. Meanwhile, in Germany, orphan Werner Pfennig grows up with his sister, captivated by a radio that brings them news from distant places. His talent for fixing radios leads him to be recruited to track down the resistance. Through the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, the narrative explores the resilience of humanity and the struggle to maintain goodness in dire circumstances. Anthony Doerr's exquisite prose, filled with vivid details and metaphors, creates a deeply moving reading experience. After ten years of writing, this novel has captivated readers and critics alike, earning its place as a modern classic.