All the Light We Cannot See
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Summary
Librarian note: Older covers for this edition can be found here: Dec-2015; 15-Jan-2015。
From the highly acclaimed， multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr， the beautiful， stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II。
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 can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home。 When she is twelve， the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo， where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea。 With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel。
In a mining town in Germany， the orphan Werner grows up with his younger sister， enchanted by a crude radio they find。 Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments， a talent that wins him a place at a brutal academy for Hitler Youth， then a special assignment to track the resistance。 More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence， Werner travels through the heart of the war and， finally， into Saint-Malo， where his story and Marie-Laure’s converge。
From the highly acclaimed， multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr， the beautiful， stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II。
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 can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home。 When she is twelve， the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo， where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea。 With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel。
In a mining town in Germany， the orphan Werner grows up with his younger sister， enchanted by a crude radio they find。 Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments， a talent that wins him a place at a brutal academy for Hitler Youth， then a special assignment to track the resistance。 More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence， Werner travels through the heart of the war and， finally， into Saint-Malo， where his story and Marie-Laure’s converge。
Reviews
Emmanuel
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Astonishing。 I did not expect to like it as much as I did。 The ending wasnt the best but Werner's death left me shocked and in tears。 A book that managed to show how unfair is the war。 Also inspiring。 Astonishing。 I did not expect to like it as much as I did。 The ending wasnt the best but Werner's death left me shocked and in tears。 A book that managed to show how unfair is the war。 Also inspiring。 。。。more
Ann Trac
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hurt me soul
Cindi Zemple
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It was a great book。 The story followed the lives of two young persons during WWII。 A blind girl who has to grow up fast and a German boy who stays true to his beliefs。 Very interesting and touching。 I enjoyed it very much。
Nathalie Van Ruijven
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Mooi！
lili obsessed lez ~ happy pride month ！！
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Me forgetting that my whole damn review from this was deleted 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
Blerta Ahmedi
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Words can not describe how much I loved this book。 Instantly one of my all time favourites！The story feels so real and the descriptions are so stunning that I feel like I have been to the french town of Saint Maalo。This is one of those books， the story of which will stay with me forever。
Bhargavi G
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"You know the greatest lesson of history？ It's that history is whatever the victors say it is 。That's the lesson。Whoever wins ， that's who decides the history。We act in our own self interest 。Of course we do。Name a person or a nation who does not 。The trick is figuring out where your interests are 。""Is it right to do something only because everyone else is doing it ？""Some people are weak in some ways ，sir。 Others in other ways 。""Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once and it's string m "You know the greatest lesson of history？ It's that history is whatever the victors say it is 。That's the lesson。Whoever wins ， that's who decides the history。We act in our own self interest 。Of course we do。Name a person or a nation who does not 。The trick is figuring out where your interests are 。""Is it right to do something only because everyone else is doing it ？""Some people are weak in some ways ，sir。 Others in other ways 。""Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once and it's string might still out of your hands forever。" 。。。more
Kathy Osborn
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Loved the book and the plot， thought it was slow in areas but would recommend。
Danyale
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My student handed me this book on my last day before early maternity leave。 Returning to the classroom almost two years later， I discovered this lil gem hidden amongst my teacher boxes。 I dove in， grateful for a semblance of my previous campus。 Forever grateful for the arduous & complex journey（s） traveled with the characters。 Doer shatters skepticism for prophetic intuition by captivating the senses in each scene。
Jenn Bressert
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Excellent book！
Anthony Frobisher
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Beauty in the hatred and horror of warA novel that weaves between time， place and events with seemingly disordered placement， yet there is order and clarity to the unfolding of this beautifully written story。At its heart is a story of the human soul， the relationships that are present between individuals， some that last lifetimes， others that are fleeting， but no less profound。The cruelty， inhumanity and senselessness of war is presented， unflinchingly。 Yet the love， humanity and sensitivity of Beauty in the hatred and horror of warA novel that weaves between time， place and events with seemingly disordered placement， yet there is order and clarity to the unfolding of this beautifully written story。At its heart is a story of the human soul， the relationships that are present between individuals， some that last lifetimes， others that are fleeting， but no less profound。The cruelty， inhumanity and senselessness of war is presented， unflinchingly。 Yet the love， humanity and sensitivity of the human experience， of kinship and friendships， of love and loss， of longing and hope， is the foundation upon which this book stands。A thoroughly absorbing， engaging and evocative novel and one that creates a lasting impression。 。。。more
Anna
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Truth be told， I've been intimidated to read All the Light We Cannot See for years。 You know why？ It was that little sticker and print on the cover。 "Pulitzer Prize Winner。" I wasn't sure if I was "smart enough" to read this book。 What if I missed the themes？ Even worse。。。。what if I didn't like it？？I'm SO glad I finally decided to read it。 I was pleasantly surprised by how captivated I was by the book。 I fell in love with Marie-Laure。 It took me a little longer to love Werner。 I LOVED the writin Truth be told， I've been intimidated to read All the Light We Cannot See for years。 You know why？ It was that little sticker and print on the cover。 "Pulitzer Prize Winner。" I wasn't sure if I was "smart enough" to read this book。 What if I missed the themes？ Even worse。。。。what if I didn't like it？？I'm SO glad I finally decided to read it。 I was pleasantly surprised by how captivated I was by the book。 I fell in love with Marie-Laure。 It took me a little longer to love Werner。 I LOVED the writing style for their stories - alternating chapters of the small moments in their life that lead to big moments。 This book is 530 pages， but short chapters （2-3 pages） make this easy to read relatively quickly。 The resilience and strength of the characters was inspiring。 I cannot imagine going through the moments these characters， and many in real-life， faced。 I love reading about characters who do the right thing in the face of adversity。 This book gave me all the feels。 I even cried a few times。 It's definitely worth all the awards and hype。 。。。more
Cheryl
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Heart wrenching。 Makes you feel the horror and courage of war。
Lindsay
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4。5 stars
Leezel Phan
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Đây là cuốn sách mình thực sự set high expectation sau khi nghe quá nhiều 5 sao từ cái booktubers và hội review sách。 Tuy nhiên， k hiểu sao mình đọc khá chán， mạch văn cứ bị rời rạc k thu hút。 Đọc qua chỉ thấy được miêu tả sơ về cảnh chạy loạn， cuộc sống thời WW2 của người dân Pháp。 Cảnh ấn tượng nhất với mình có lẽ là đoạn đầu sách về tình cảm cha con của bé nhân vật chính， thật sự rất cảm động。 Nhưng càng đọc về sau mình càng chán và chẳng hiểu gì， hoặc có lẽ do mình k có chiều sâu chăng。 Song Đây là cuốn sách mình thực sự set high expectation sau khi nghe quá nhiều 5 sao từ cái booktubers và hội review sách。 Tuy nhiên， k hiểu sao mình đọc khá chán， mạch văn cứ bị rời rạc k thu hút。 Đọc qua chỉ thấy được miêu tả sơ về cảnh chạy loạn， cuộc sống thời WW2 của người dân Pháp。 Cảnh ấn tượng nhất với mình có lẽ là đoạn đầu sách về tình cảm cha con của bé nhân vật chính， thật sự rất cảm động。 Nhưng càng đọc về sau mình càng chán và chẳng hiểu gì， hoặc có lẽ do mình k có chiều sâu chăng。 Song， với những lời khen hoa mỹ về em nó trước khi tậu về thì đọc xong làm mình quá thất vọng， chưa khắc hoạ được nhiều về thế chiến thứ 2。 。。。more
Harim Lee
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Both Marie and Werner are likeable and sympathetic， and Doerr writes beautifully about their stories while exploring themes of childhood innocence， empathy （for both allies and enemies）， fate and free will。 I thought the fantasy/historical fiction blend + the non-sequential narrative push the book into the YA genre， making it widely accessible， but detracting from heavier themes I usually associate with WWII fiction。
Sandy
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I really loved it， but jumping back and forth between periods of time did not contribute to the book at all。 It was confusing。 Several times I had to go back and look to see what year it was。 What was the point of writing the book that way？ I understand when other books use that method because it makes sense to the story。 Also， the book toward the end seemed to go on too long。 I was fine not knowing more about Frederick without revisiting this character in the end。
Sarah
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Had been meaning to read/listen to this for at least five years now。 What a lovely， heavy book。 Beautiful writing， terrible subject。 Doerr gives a humanizing voice to all the characters， and also provided good closure to many plot lines。 But I think I need to read/listen to something a little happier after this。
Clara Wagner
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The writing was beautiful！
Jamie
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I love WW2 books。 I have read so many of them。 This one fell flat for me。 Not an engaging story？ Too many bloated sentences？ The story flipping between years， without warning？ I'm not sure what it was， but this book was very disappointing。 I love WW2 books。 I have read so many of them。 This one fell flat for me。 Not an engaging story？ Too many bloated sentences？ The story flipping between years， without warning？ I'm not sure what it was， but this book was very disappointing。 。。。more
Diaph
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Read this book a few years ago and its luminous aura is still with me。 A work of great mastery。
Holly Bagwell
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One of the best books I've ever read。 I love his style。 This book stays with you。 One of the best books I've ever read。 I love his style。 This book stays with you。 。。。more
Schnarlie
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it's really good， no doubt about that。 maybe i've just read one too many books of that sort to still be really touched by it？ still pretty good though。 it's really good， no doubt about that。 maybe i've just read one too many books of that sort to still be really touched by it？ still pretty good though。 。。。more
Anita Glover Stevenson
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Great book！
Ryan Cuevas-Nuñez
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Might be the absolute best book I have read so far。
Stacie Ange
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I’m giving this book 3 stars because of the immense talent it took to write a book of this caliber with all its moving pieces and the lives that were touched as well as the research it took to craft the characters。 However， the story line was slow， and i felt as though I was reading for ages。
Katherine
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What more can I say that hasn't already been said？ This title is weighed down with awards and starred reviews， and rightly so。 It is filled with all the common themes that plague and bless humanity。 I will make a special note of the fact that this story touches in a small way on the profound power of books， which is that when one is reading， so often， they see surprising parallels between the content of the story and the themes in their own lives; in this book， Marie-Laure and those around her e What more can I say that hasn't already been said？ This title is weighed down with awards and starred reviews， and rightly so。 It is filled with all the common themes that plague and bless humanity。 I will make a special note of the fact that this story touches in a small way on the profound power of books， which is that when one is reading， so often， they see surprising parallels between the content of the story and the themes in their own lives; in this book， Marie-Laure and those around her experience that exact phenomenon as she reads aloud to far away friends。 。。。more
Maryam Mousavi
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هرچقدر بگم که این کتابو دوست داشتم خیلی کمه。واقعا یکی از بهترین کتابایی بود که درمورد جنگ جهانی خونده بودم。برخلاف سلاخ خانه شماره پنج که انتظاراتمو اصلاااااا برآورده نکرده بود ، عاشق این کتاب شدم که از سلاخ خانه شماره پنج بسیاااار کمتر بهش پرداخته شده و اصلا بزرگش نکردن。واقعا روایت جذاب و پرکششی داشت。هرچی جلوتر میرفت هم جذاب تر میشد。واقعا دوست داشتنی بود داستانش。 کاملا میتونستم درد ماری لائور ، ورنر،یوتا،فولکهایمر و فردریک رو حس کنم。خیلی قشنگ نوشته شده بود。نثر خیلی جالبی داشت。خیلی قشنگ روایت شد هرچقدر بگم که این کتابو دوست داشتم خیلی کمه。واقعا یکی از بهترین کتابایی بود که درمورد جنگ جهانی خونده بودم。برخلاف سلاخ خانه شماره پنج که انتظاراتمو اصلاااااا برآورده نکرده بود ، عاشق این کتاب شدم که از سلاخ خانه شماره پنج بسیاااار کمتر بهش پرداخته شده و اصلا بزرگش نکردن。واقعا روایت جذاب و پرکششی داشت。هرچی جلوتر میرفت هم جذاب تر میشد。واقعا دوست داشتنی بود داستانش。 کاملا میتونستم درد ماری لائور ، ورنر،یوتا،فولکهایمر و فردریک رو حس کنم。خیلی قشنگ نوشته شده بود。نثر خیلی جالبی داشت。خیلی قشنگ روایت شده بود و واقعا خوندنش میچسبید به تک تک سلول های بدنت。این کتاب ، تا الان اولین داستانیه که بعد از "مرگ کسب و کار من است" میتونم با خیال راحت به هرکسی که جنگ جهانی دوم رو برای خوندن دوست داره معرفی کنم。باوجود اینکه حجمش زیاد بود ولی دلمو نزد و نصف بیشترشو توی سفری،که بعد از ۱。۵ سال اومدم خوندمش و لذت خالص بردم。متن کتاب واقعا آدم رو به فکر فرو میبره و برخلاف اکثر داستانهایی که درمورد جنگ نوشته میشن ، اصلا یک طرفه نیست و آلمان هارو پلیدی مطلق و متفقین رو سفید خالص نشون نمیده。جمله های جذابی هم داره。واقعا ۵ ستاره برازندهشه。تیکه هایی از کتاب رو میذارم این پایین که خیلی دوسشون داشتم:- تنها از طریق سوزنده ترین آتش هاست که تطهیر حاصل می شود 。تنها از طریق سخت ترین آزمایش هاست که برگزیده خداوند بر می خیزد - بعضی مردم یه جور ضعیفن،بعضی یه جور دیگه- فردریک می گوید:مشکلت اینه ورنر که هنوز باور داری صاحب زندگی خودت هستی。- درسته که یه کاری رو انجام بدی چون همه دارن انجامش میدن؟-علم ،دوست من،از اشتباهات ساخته شده ، اما انجام این اشتباهات لازم است ، چرا که آنها کم کم به حقیقت منتهی میشوند。 - چشم هایت را باز کن و آنچه را که می توانی با آنها ببین ، قبل از آنکه برای همیشه بسته شوند。●●●●الان داشتم ریویو هارو میخوندم که از ترجمه کوله پشتی ناراضی بودن。ترجمه نیماژ ولی خیلی قشنگ بود。تو انتخاب نسخه ترجمه دقت کنید●●●● 。。。more
Lexy
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I thought that this book was good
Connie
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