Reading…

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All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr

This book. You guys! This book is so amazing! This is the kind of book to savor, to pour over every detail so you feel that you are right there along with the characters. I’m not too far in (hence the savoring part), but already the title has played a huge part in the book, layering meaning in several different aspects of the story. Doerr reflects the title as “… a metaphorical suggestion that there are countless invisible stories still buried within World War II.” And about the war it is, and every war before and since. But the thing I am really attached to are the two main characters, a brilliant young German boy named Werner and a brave blind French girl named Marie-Laure. Their stories will eventually intertwine and I can’t wait to see what happens.

Even better? Author Anthony Doerr is all kinds of amazing — a science writer for The Boston Globe, book reviewer for The New York Times, and award-winning writer… and a former Montessori kid. Read his inspiring words about how “… Montessori helped shape him as a writer, a father, and a citizen of the world” here. I can definitely get behind his take on curiosity.

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  1. I’m about half way through the book and I don’t want it to end! I think it’s one of the best books I’ve read in years, if ever. You’re right there are so many details to consider and wonder and read that I already feel like I am going to want to read it again someday to see what I missed. His writing is beautiful and poetic and intoxicating. I’ve teared and laughed and smiled a few times already and am really looking forward to seeing how things come together in the end.

    Have you finished it by now?

  2. Oh good, I’m glad it has a good ending! I’m a bit worried though, how will I top this when it’s over? Will anything compare? Perhaps I’ll tackle a classic next – 100 years of solitude has been calling my name for quite some time now. Thanks for your response!

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