Title: All the Light We Cannot See
Author: Anthony Doerr
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: May 6th, 2014
Pages: 530
Price: $15.29
ISBN: 1476746583
Anthony Doerr paints the picture of blind French girl and a
German young man whose lives crash together while attempted to survive during
World War II.
The characters in this novel were so incredibly unique,
however I found myself thinking the same thing about each of them… they were
all strong and courageous. Marie-Laure and Werner went through tragic
events, but they continued to persevere.
While reading, I came across a portion of novel where Werner was
expressing his thoughts of Marie-Laure’s courage. Marie Laure states, “But it
is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the
same?”. I believe this quote is one of the most important lines in the entire
novel. We are not just strong and brave if we go through hard times, we are
strong and brave if we keep living and keep pushing through those hard times.
Right from the beginning, Doerr does an incredible job of making his characters
authentic and relatable. Marie-Laure’s gentleness, curiosity, and kind personality
make the reader instantly fall in love with her. Werner’s ambition,
intelligence, and compassion for others leave the reader waiting patiently for
more information about him. I especially loved the manner in which he presented
the characters and their stories. Transitions between each character’s point of view and different time
periods made it extremely difficult to put the book down.
All in all, this book was incredible. There is not a single
doubt in my mind why Anthony Doerr won a Pulitzer Prize as well as many other notable
awards. The story was interesting and easily held my attention. I would highly
recommend this book!
*Rating
4/5*
It's a great review. I finished this book yesterday and I'm impressed. This book describe The Second World War in absolutely another way. In Poland we have a lot of books about war, because our country was a heart of war, but I never read such a good book like this.
ReplyDeleteI bought this book a week ago on amazon and I'm excited to start it and love it :)
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