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All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

19 reviews

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

,Let's face it, the world war II genre is overplayed. The writing here wasn't bad, it was good even, but the plot mostly lost me. It mainly follows two people, a blind French girl and an orphaned German boy as they grow up in Europe. The plot just doesn't feel very grabbing or original to me, it's your standard world war II book, with a bit of romance and, for some reason fantasy, thrown in unnecessarily. The short-lived romance between the two main characters seems odd and forced and the up in the air magical artifact McGuffin that then has no actual plot value is downright strange. Honestly, the best parts of this book are the ones that focus on the German boy's sister, and fellow soldier, but even those aren't very original. There's simply so much of the same world war II book a person can read without getting tired of the same old schtick, and this hit the limit for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Deportation

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

cutepatzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I am not a fan of war books. But this was surprisingly amazing. I enjoy it so much. It's a heavy book, especially if you were born in Europe. And you can understand the fear, violence, and brutality of war. The story was amazingly written. Just a great book. And also love the representation of a blind person in book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

no_this_is_patrick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional

4.75

All the Light We Cannot See is  a book that revolves around two teenagers at the time of World War II . 
Marie-Laure , a blind girl who lives with her beloved father near the Museum of Natural History and Werner , an orphan who lives in a children's home with his little sister Jutta . 

First off I would like to say that the writing style is absolutely phenomenal .  Every idea is completely unique and original and even though I'm not used to these types of books , I loved it .  It contains a beautiful message about how everything you do has an impact  , how something someone says or does can change the life of a person who lives an ocean away .  I would definitely recommend it but a little warning the book isn't for everyone.
 

The book also had its fair share of quotes and they're absolutely stunning

•  “Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.” 
•  “Is it right,” Jutta says, “to do something only because everyone else is doing it?” 
•  “Don’t you want to be alive before you die?” 
•  “Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.” 

All the characters are very loveable but Anthony Doeer did some of the characters dirty . For example:- Jutta . Werner's little sister who I felt deserved much more recognition . I would have loved to read more of her but unfortunately towards the middle of the book her name was barely even mentioned . That was a real disappointment . 

I'm torn between rating this a 4.5 and 5 stars . The book definitely had its imperfections but it was just overshadowed by all the things I loved so I think its definitely worth a 4.75. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Cursing

bugzandthingz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

"We rise again in the grass. In the flowers. In songs." 

I don't know what to tell you about this book. I am glad, that I finished it, even though it was difficult to read about all the suffering. I am so sorry for all the people that have been hurt by hate, greed and nationalism and I wish, history would have been different, but now we can only learn from it and be better. 
This book is so amazingly detailed in it's places, characters, storylines etc. It's a marvel! 
At first it was a little confusing because the chapters weren't really in a chronological order, but it honestly makes sense now. I can recommend this book, though I would tell you, that you need the energy for it. It's not an easy read. 

"When my father left, people said I was brave. But it's not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?" 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

camillewhowrites's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The best book I've ever read (and that's all that I need say). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Cursing, Blood, and Vomit

Touches on extremely REAL topics.

janan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

emberysing's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

(reread)
I loved this book even more the second time, if that’s possible? 

I personally love the writing style: it’s poetic enough but not too flowery, and the way that it’s paced out really does make it easier for me to get through the slower first half of the book.

The characters are well fleshed-out and are so easily loveable; and the war was portrayed realistically impacting the characters while still not stealing from their narratives. The very bittersweet ending (dare I say) added to the feeling of how the war stole so much from what these characters could’ve had and made me break down crying at several sections.

The way the author finds so many ways to vividly describe Marie-Laure’s perspective, without the use of her sight, is amazing to read because it still feels as rich as it would’ve been with the extra sense.

Just everything in this book was tied together nicely, and really feels finished at the end; and now I kind of miss it already.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Antisemitism

Minor: Racism and Rape