A review by ruthbeadle
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I think the prose in this is just top tier. It is so beautiful and flows almost lyrically. Another thing I really loved about this read is the theme of science. Both of the main characters approach science from different ways, and I loved the wonder and learning that it invoked in the writing. The characters were all well done, and I really loved everyone in Marie-Laure's storyline especially. There was just something missing to make this a five star read for me. I almost feel as if I have read a lot of very similar books. That is nothing against the novel, but I just found it dragging towards the middle a little bit. I think maybe several of the chapters could have been cut or tightened to make it flow. It was surprising to me how slow paced this was because the chapters were so short that normally I feel as if I am flying through a book. 
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