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A review by luluwoohoo
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.5
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
☀️☀️☀️☀️⛅
▪️A wildly haunting, soulful story of war that doubles as a cautionary fable, triples as a coming-of-age, at one of the toughest times in history
▪️The undeniable highlight of this novel, like all Doerr books, is the astoundingly complex, romantic and fantastical prose. He writes every sentence like it'll be the most quoted line from the story, which makes the reading process wonderfully captivating, if not slower for all its success there
▪️Structurally writing this as a non-linear narrative did create a great deal of tension and intrigue, though I won't deny I struggled through the first third of the flashbacks while wanting more of the 'current' timeline
▪️The sensitivity shown in the portrayal of each character, all of whom are in some way destroyed by the war, is masterful. Marie-Laure in particular was a wonderful character to walk alongside; Doerr's prose feels especially well handled when describing her perspective as a blind person
▪️This is an undeniably stunning and heartbreaking piece of writing. I didn't cry, but I anticipate thinking about this story for a long, long time.
☀️☀️☀️☀️⛅
▪️A wildly haunting, soulful story of war that doubles as a cautionary fable, triples as a coming-of-age, at one of the toughest times in history
▪️The undeniable highlight of this novel, like all Doerr books, is the astoundingly complex, romantic and fantastical prose. He writes every sentence like it'll be the most quoted line from the story, which makes the reading process wonderfully captivating, if not slower for all its success there
▪️Structurally writing this as a non-linear narrative did create a great deal of tension and intrigue, though I won't deny I struggled through the first third of the flashbacks while wanting more of the 'current' timeline
▪️The sensitivity shown in the portrayal of each character, all of whom are in some way destroyed by the war, is masterful. Marie-Laure in particular was a wonderful character to walk alongside; Doerr's prose feels especially well handled when describing her perspective as a blind person
▪️This is an undeniably stunning and heartbreaking piece of writing. I didn't cry, but I anticipate thinking about this story for a long, long time.
"If your same blood doesn't run in the arms and legs of the person you're next to, you can't trust anything. And even then. It's not a person you wish to fight, Madame, it's a system. How do you fight a system?"
"You try."