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Synopsis: Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Sai…

Read 119k reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. The epic new novel, set during WW2, from Sunday Times Short Story Prize-winner Anthony Do…

“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”

Doerr’s page-turning World War II novel. Parallel narratives of Marie-Laure, a blind French teen who has fled Paris, and Werner, an orphaned radio prodigy working for the Nazis, converge days before the American liberation. As the chapters jump back and forth in time and place, Doerr builds suspense surrounding their futures, weaving a mythic tale of what makes for blindness and seeing, hearing and following, trust and betrayal, treasure and sacrifice, death and life. - Presbyterian Outlook

This Pulitzer Prize-winning World War II novel tells the story of a blind French teen, a young German soldier, and how they come together during the war in occupied France. This is a book to be read slowly to fully appreciate the rich descriptions and sensory-laden language. Almost all of the characters in this book--even the villains--are fully drawn as complicated humans.What I love about it, though, is how Doerr makes the experience of war personal. While the war was global, each person…

Title: All the Light We Cannot See Author: Anthony Doerr Publication details: April 4th 2017 by Scribner Genre: Historical fiction ...

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Surprise, surprise. World War II was depressing. Here’s the thing about historical fiction—if someone asked me what my favorite literary genre was, I would never say, “Historical fiction.” In fact, it would probably be last on my list. (Music? FUNK, people.) Still, some of the most recent “best” books reside somewhere in World War II.... Read more »

The writing in All the Light We Cannot See is 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽 I don’t typically read historical fiction and I definitely steer clear of war books but this is immaculate. I’m so glad we are reading this in my fiction workshop. #studentlife #writerlife #readerlife #annotatedbooks #allthelightwecannotsee #paperbacks

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All the light we cannot see.

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These books like All the Light We Cannot See will deliver WWII stories, precocious heroines, daydreamy heroes and a touch of fate and mysticism.

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'All The Light We Cannot See' is one a book I will certainly read again… and perhaps again.

“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.” — Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See