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All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

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krispy17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved everything about this book, but the only downside was that it definitely could’ve been shortened by a bit. I found myself skimming every once in a while because the author was too busy yapping about what the color of the sunset was when the character was five and the type of clothes the character’s mother’s best friend used to wear when it truly wasn’t relevant and was stalling the pacing.

Beyond the slight annoyance of the rambling prose, I cried like a freaking baby at the end. I seriously don’t think I’ve ever weeped over a book like I did this one. Won’t ever reread it probably just because of how emotionally invested I got in it. It genuinely wrecked me so much I don’t think I can read it again, but that’s how you know it’s a good book.

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myth1nc3's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book, albeit a bit confusing because timelines like to switch around, was beautiful! I love how the author makes us feel for the characters and allows us to connect with them.

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jenlengland's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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mirandyli's review against another edition

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dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was beautifully written at times. The plot dragged and I’m not sure how it won a Pulitzer.

And by the end it has you sympathizing with a damn Nazi which had me feeling very uncomfortable.

Don’t read unless you like historical war fiction.

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lindseykatelin's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I truly went into this book not knowing much, so I feel like I should’ve been a little more prepared. For the content and time period, it didn’t feel too terribly heavy or intense even though what they were going through definitely was. I think some of the worst things were brushed over. The audiobook got me through the majority of the book, but I enjoyed reading it physically to finish it up and sit with the story snd characters a little bit longer. Overall, I enjoyed it but I’m gonna need a little break from these literary books!

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