A hauntingly beautiful novel that I couldn't put down!
Marie-Laurie lives in Paris. When she was six she went blind, but she still enjoys wandering the halls of The Natural History Museum where her father works. When she goes blind her father builds her a model replica of the city so she can know where to go. She has a happy life, until the Nazis occupy Paris. Marie-Laurie, now 12 flees with her father to the walled city of Saint-Malo where her great-uncle lives. Unbeknownst to Marie, her father carries one of the museum's most valuable gems.
Meanwhile, in a German mining town Werner grows up with his sister in an orphanage. He finds a radio that he become fascinated with. Soon, he learns how to fix it and this action gets him put in the Hitler youth program. Werner is tasked with tracking the resistance and on his travels he finally reaches Saint-Malo and finally Marie, where their stories intertwine.
All the Light We Cannot See is a poignant novel that deserves its Pulitzer Prize. Doerr creates a brilliant war torn world and dramatic characters. The novel is a good representation of war-torn France and Germany with innocents caught in the middle.
For Parents:
Language: f-ck, shit, bitch, bastard, hell, ass, damn, crude reference to oral sex
Violence: 4 women are raped, one is only 15 years old. A couple of point-blank shootings. A 7 year old girl watches her mother get shot in the face than suffers the same fate. A prisoner is doused with cold water by each member of the camp, he eventually dies. Boys are beaten at the Hitler youth camp. Several with a frozen rubber hose, one to the point he sustains brain injuries.
OK for 15+
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