Hey Bookworms!! Today I am back with a review of one of the most tearful books that I read in a long time . This book has been in my TBR for a long period of time , but as you know I had been very busy settling in my new life at the colleges. The journey from school to college brings with it new experiences , opportunities , and along with it new people . But I am back to reading my favorite genre and writing reviews .
My Rating – 5 Stars (531 pages ) Published May 6th 2014 by Scribner
Plot – 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 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, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.]
“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”
The book is unique in many way . Right from the story line , to the plot and the protagonist whose voices have been unheard . Marie-Laure, a blind French girl leaves Paris with her father, abandoning the Museum of Natural History, where he worked as the master locksmith, carrying a one-of-a-kind gem or maybe it’s decoy. Werner, a German boy working by special assignment tracks war resisters across Europe using radios and a brutal team of dispatchers.
The book is a authentic story and it showcases the research the author has put in the book , All the Light We cannot See showcases the story of the lives of the ordinary people living in the times of the war and adversity . The book has a sad underlining tone throughout the story which makes the story and I hate say that I was glad to be over this depressing book . I don’t mean to condemn the writings of the book , but the book was based in the worst periods of the human kind . We don’t expect anything different but still it was a tearjerker read.
This book has the most hauntingly beautiful prose I’ve ever read. It’s brimming with rich details that fill all five senses simultaneously. It’s full of beautiful metaphors that paint gorgeous images. I didn’t want this book to end, but I couldn’t put it down. This book brings a variety of emotions in the hearts of the readers and I was absolutely floored by the book .
“But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don’t you do the same?”
Wonderful review Priyasha! This one has been on my radar for some time now!
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THIS IS ONE OF THOSE BOOKS THAT IS JUST SUPERB . ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH . ❤
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Totally get you here! All The Light was written in such a beautiful way but the story of people through one of the darkest events in human history made for a teary-eyed read. I agree with the use of the senses. It seemed that blind Marie-Laure’s chapters were filled with descriptions of things she could touch and hear. Great post! Loved this book.
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Seriously one of the best books that I read this fall . Based on WWII , one of the baddest times in the times. The story was a very simple one but the emotions were running high on this book . The story is painful one , no doubt.
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Great review, Priyasha! I read this book two years ago and it’s one of my favorite. Such a haunting read…
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The ending was such a shock , I seriously wanted to just bawl and howl over this book . !! ❤
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Such an accurate review! This book has been one of my favs for a long time. I had the pleasure of personally meeting him and hearing him speak about his journey in writing this novel at my public library and attending the following reception. He’s just as unique and genuine as his novel!
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Wow !! that is such a big thing meeting the author . I really want to meet the Khaled Hosseini someday . THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONEST OPINIONS. , ❤
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This was such a beautiful book , made me reread 20000 leagues under the sea
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I just loved this book so much .!! It was one of my favorite teads
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God, I need to get to this book. I devoured Anthony Doer’s Shell Collector – a uniquely marvelous collection of stories – and have been meaning to get to this one. It’s just my TBR is like, two years long and I keep putting it off. This review makes me want to get to it soon!
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This is one of the best books in town .💜 I absolutely loved the book
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I loved this book. Beautiful book! I should def. reread it.
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True that
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This was a particularly interesting read .
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