All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

531 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she c...

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Moods

emotional 84%
sad 68%
reflective 48%
dark 35%
tense 32%
hopeful 26%
inspiring 26%
challenging 24%
adventurous 23%
informative 12%
mysterious 11%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 39%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 51% | Character: 36% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 40% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 37% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

4.26

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