“I have saved her only to see her die” pg442
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All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel | 
“I have saved her only to see her die” pg442
“”Careful,” he says, and passes it to her. She dips in two fingers, digs up a wet, soft, slippery thing. Then he does the same. That first peach slithers down his throat like rapture. A sunrise in his mouth. They eat. They drink the syrup. They run their fingers around the inside of the can.” Pg471
I finished this and in the end, it all fell a bit bland for me. Reading this you‘d barely notice there was an actual war going on, and the two main characters and their stories hardly overlapped and it all came to a somewhat disappointing and rushed ending.
The Nightingale also received a lot of praise and has a similar premise, so maybe I‘ll like that more.
#review #read
so-soI really wanted to like this book, and I‘ll take 100% of the blame for the so-so review because I think I‘m not fancy artsy enough for this type 😂 it is actually a really amazing book. It just didn‘t live up to the hype for me! I also would not have chosen it if not for the buzz around it. So it could just be that
pickSome parts of this book were captivating other parts confused me as to what was happening. I Almost wanted to bail but was compelled to keep going. I really enjoy world war II stories and I‘m glad I know how it ended. Now that I‘m done with it, I‘m actually missing it, and other books don‘t seem nearly as interesting compared to it.
I read the first 250 pages from the tagged book, a book that had been on my TBR for two (?) years. I‘m really enjoying it so far 💫.
#AlltheLightwecannotsee #cover #cat
This short little #bookstack for #30junebooks is a stack of random, unsolicited book gifts from friends 😆 I tried to read Wizard's First Rule but just couldn't get in to it. Altered Carbon is definitely in the queue, and I'm not sure about All the Light we Cannot See... I've heard good things though!
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bailedI was so close to the end when I decided to stop reading 😔 But I felt like the book was never going to end. Doerr is an incredibly poetic and metaphorical author, and while I thought the book was beautiful, I found myself craving a faster and more concise storyline (hence the fast paced thriller I picked up). Great characters, beautiful imagery, just be sure you‘re ready to muddle through some lengthy prose.
“Bastian steps foreword. His face flares scarlet in the cold. “Give him another.” Again Frederick sloshes it onto the ice at his feet. He says in a small voice. “He is already finished, sir.” The upperclassmen hands over a third pail. “Throw it,” commands Bastian. The night steams, the stars burn, the prisoner sways, the boys watch, the commandant tilts his head. Frederick pours the water onto the ground. “I will not.”” Pg229
pickI think I was impatient to find out what happened, so I skipped over some of the more eloquent writing and descriptions. This probably means the story was compelling but didn‘t move at pace needed to keep me reading every word?
“What I want to write about today is the sea... It seems big enough to contain everything anyone could ever feel”- Werner Pfennig
😭I feel like this quote perfectly represents the central dilemma of the novel: why keep beautiful things if they will only be destroyed by things beyond your control? Why dream up a beautiful life when reality is starkly different and difficult? Hopefully Doerr will provide some hope-filled answers as the novel goes on.
French resistance at it‘s finest 😂😂😂 I love when a book makes me laugh unexpectedly. #funny
This stacks represents most of my favorite books throughout life. If you haven‘t check out my latest BookTube video yet, it‘s all about these amazing books! Make sure you tune in and let me know what your favorites have been throughout life, too! https://youtu.be/dDb0eGSZ6Ic
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“It is splendid to drowse on the davenport, to be warm and fed, to feel the sentences hoist her up and carry her somewhere else.” All of the characters in this book are so beautiful...
A find from my #beachbookhaul today! Looking forward to this read (and some sun and sweet tea) 😎☀️
pickSet in WWII France and Germany, revealed through twined narratives, this beautiful book concerns itself with the internal lives of a sightless French girl and a gifted German boy moving toward inevitable meeting on the Brittany coast. As Marie-Laure and Werner navigate a broken, brutal world, big themes and intricate detail merge in prose that is at once sweeping and tightly composed, words that linger in memory long after the last page turns.
Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.
pickSome books I picked up at the thrift store book sale
pickGreat book, great writing, amazing story, terribly sad ending. If you like historical fiction give this a try!
pickThe story was good, the characters believable... The suspense was intense but the wrap up at the end was slow. Overall I would recommend but be prepared.
“Don‘t you want to be alive before you die?”
—Madame Manec
WWII French Resistance
A nice breeze made for cold fingers this morning but should reduce the drying time for my clothes.
pickWorld War II novel exploring what it means to resist, to sacrifice, and to be kind. I had a hard time at first with the Nazi protagonist, since I wasn‘t sure the world needed more sympathetic Nazi characters these days, but Werner as an orphan caught up in the Hitler Youth, and then used for his engineering talent, is compelling. MarieLaure, a blind French girl sent to St Malo for safety, is also beautifully written. Recommend.
This was an absolute fantastic book, I hope that Netflix does it justice! 💙💙💙
https://bookstr.com/article/all-the-light-we-cannot-see-adaptation-coming-to-net...
Today is a good day. A really good day! 🤗 I had to go to the main branch of my library this morning to apply for an internship in their local history collection this fall-AND I GOT IT! 😀👍 And then when I was leaving I stumbled upon a big sale they were having! 😍💕📚 I got all these gems for only $15! I am giddy with excitement, over the internship and the sale! #librarylove #librarybookhaul
I resisted the urge to buy something new at Indigo on Tuesday and picked something unread from my bookshelf instead. This one‘s been waiting for a couple years at least. Feel free to tell me how fabulous it is, I‘ve only heard it from everyone who has seen me reading it this week 🙄😂
Still chugging through this guy. It‘s interesting enough. So far I don‘t like the alternate characters because I don‘t feel like he spends enough time on the German boy, Werner, and switches back to Marie-Laure very quickly. I‘m also not the biggest fan of the timeline? I don‘t know, it all seems very rushed for just the beginning? Maybe it‘ll get better 😬
1. Tagged
2. Yes, and then I must lie in it! 😁
3. Around 10 C
4. I can‘t think of one - but OH likes banana sandwiches
5. 👋🏼
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1. Among many others, but this is a top pick.
2. Nope. But other than that I‘m a neat freak. 🤷🏼♀️
3. 43F. And snowing. 😜
4. Peanut butter and banana sandwiches.
5. 👋🏻
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pickBeautifully crafted, though I‘m still unsure what I think about about the final chapters. I guess no ending could feel both genuine and satisfying with this sort of narrative, and maybe that‘s the difficulty the author faced as well. In any case, there‘s a lot to love about this book.
I‘ve heard great things about this book! Can‘t wait to crack it open tonight!
#LiteraryLuck #SpellMarchwithbooktitles
March=
Moonglow
All the Light We Cannot See
Rosalia‘s Bittersweet Pastry Shop
Calling me home
Hotel on Shadow Lake
Flowers given to me by husband as a surprise for a tough week. ❤️
pickA different side of WWII than I have read before, which i really appreciated. The stories of Marie-Laure, a young French girl who is blind and Werner, a young German boy offer interesting insight. I enjoyed the entire read but i got sucked in about 2/3 in and did not want to put it down. The author jumps back and forth in time and between characters in a way I quite enjoyed, but i did find myself forgetting which point in time it was.
#studentbuddyread #historical fiction #YAfiction
Collage of the books my student has chosen to buddy read with me during the last 3 school years. We just began All the Light We Cannot See this week. I had read Hesse‘s American Fire ( great non fiction) but wasn‘t even aware that she also wrote historical fiction. 📚❤️
This is exciting! I'm always happier to see books turned into series instead of a 2 hour movie. That's the only way it should be 😊
Hmm, interesting. I enjoyed this book but have a hard time picturing it as a series. Thoughts?
#studentbuddyread #bookclub #historicalfiction #TBR
Starting this later this week. Right now my student is gathering historical background knowledge as well as looking into the origin of the two epigraphs. Excited to be teaching this way- discovering literature together. I am finally reading this book because she chose it. Another book from my TBR!❤️📚
so-soBeautiful and intricate - but very slow to me as well.
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