All the Light We Cannot See
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All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

2014•War•544 pages

Taste attributes: warhistoricaldramaslowheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeGrounded and weighty: a moving war novel. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel 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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

WarHistoricalDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnlikely connections

Subjects

BlindYouthWorld War, 1939-1945HistoryGermanyFranceLiteraryHistorical

Details

Author
Anthony Doerr
Published
2014
Pages
544
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