“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.“
A blind French girl, and an orphan German boy. Two separate worlds connected by one brutal war. Marie-Laure began losing her sight at a very young age, and since then her father did what he could to help her find independence in her ever darkening world. At the start of the war their home town of Paris is quickly seized by German forces and they have no choice but to leave everything behind and seek refuge with Marie-Laure’s great uncle. A man who hasn’t been able to leave his own home in years.
Three hundred miles from Paris, in the mining town of Zollverein, Germany, lives Werner the orphan. Werner spends his time teaching himself about physics and mechanics waiting for the day he will be sent to work in the mines like all the other boys. That is until his exceptional intelligence in mechanical sciences gets the attention of Herr Siedler, who recommends him to a military school. Just like that, Werner is a part of the Hitler Youth, and before long, a part of the war itself.
Anthony Doerr tells this moving story through the experiences of both Marie-Laure and Werner, giving an incredible description of the war and how differently each life was changed. “All the Light We Cannot See” is one of those books that draws you in. I found myself actually missing the book and the characters anytime I wasn’t reading. I felt every emotion that they felt as if I was living through it right there with them. Its very rare to find a book like this one.
10/10
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