![]() Synopsis • The ultimate survival guide for the ultimate attack - written by two top scientists who know their subject inside and out An amazing journey through what we do - and do not - know about how to defend ourselves before, during and after an alien invasion from space. What if there really are aliens and they do attack? ![]() Read what two scientists reveal in this 'how-to' survival manual for the space age. Alien invasion. As unlikely as Pearl Harbor? The extinction of the dinosaurs? A meteor strike that levels whole forests in Siberia? You get the drift. Some events produce such a massive setback to life, the Earth and to humanity that we 'must' understand and prepare for them, even if the chances are low that they'll come about. In fact, it will be criminal and abrogation of our duty to future generations if we do 'not' get ready But where to begin? ![]() I've studied the film genre, and I've read The Zombie Survival Guide enough times that I feel prepared. I understand that you need to use blunt force trauma to the head to kill most zombies and that no place is really, truly zombie-proof. (TechRepublic Senior Editor Mark Kaelin has already weighed in on this. Alien Invasion Survival Kit A map and guide featuring five of Salt Lake's best districts: Downtown, University, Foothill, 9th & 9th, and Sugarhouse. ![]() Taylor and Bob Boan have the answers. Both are experienced scientists, physicists with expertise in both defense and military signal intelligence and experience working with both the Department of Defense and NASA. These are intellectual heavyweights who have a clear idea of the possibilities of alien contact, the calculations of whether or not that contact will be friendly.and what to do if it's not. ![]() An amazing journey through what we do - and do not - know about how to defend ourselves from space. Sure, that day may never come in our lifetimes - but everyone should have a copy of this lying around JUST IN CASE. Heck, better yet, why not commit a few of these scientists solutions to memory Just in case. About Travis S. Taylor's ground-breaking popular fiction:.' .explodes with inventive action.dazzling, cutting edge scientific possibilities.' - 'Publishers Weekly' About 'Alien Invasion' 'In a business that strictly separates technology and conjecture, this is a well considered, very comprehensive work. United States Space is a serious business, but what IF there is an external threat?' -- Dr Byron Knight, NRO Chief Scientist, MASINT.' .the definitive book on the defense of earth against a potential alien incursion.the book also serves as an important primer on the potential future of warfare on every level. It is tightly grounded in current day realities of war and extrapolates thoughtfully but closely about future potentials. It should be on the reading list of anyone who is serious about national security and the future of war.' -- John Ringo, 'New York Times' best-selling author of military SF 'It looks like the time has come to take a serious look at planetary defense from all aspects. This book introduces the subject in a way to stir thoughtful and intelligent debate. Hats off to the authors.' Helman, former US Ambassador to the UN Geneva and Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs • The ultimate survival guide for the ultimate attack written by two top scientists who know their subject inside and out! An amazing journey through what we do and do not know about how to defend ourselves before, during and after an alien invasion from space. What if there really are aliens and they do attack? Read what two scientists reveal in this 'how-to' survival manual for the space age. Alien invasion. As unlikely as Pearl Harbor? The extinction of the dinosaurs? A meteor strike that levels whole forests in Siberia? You get the drift. Some events produce such a massive setback to life, the Earth and to humanity that we must understand and prepare for them, even if the chances are low that they'll come about. In fact, it will be criminal and abrogation of our duty to future generations if we do not get ready! But where to begin? Taylor and Bob Boan have the answers. Both are experienced scientists, physicists with expertise in both defense and military signal intelligence and experience working with both the Department of Defense and NASA. These are intellectual heavyweights who have a clear idea of the possibilities of alien contact, the calculations of whether or not that contact will be friendlyand what to do if it's not. An amazing journey through what we do and do not know about how to defend ourselves from space. Sure, that day may never come in our lifetimes but everyone should have a copy of this lying around JUST IN CASE. Heck, better yet, why not commit a few of these scientists solutions to memory! Just in case. About Travis S. Taylor's ground-breaking popular fiction: 'explodes with inventive actiondazzling, cutting edge scientific possibilities' Publishers Weekly About Alien Invasion: 'In a business that strictly separates technology and conjecture, this is a well considered, very comprehensive work. United States Space is a serious business, but what IF there is an external threat?' Dr Byron Knight, NRO Chief Scientist, MASINT '.the definitive book on the defense of earth against a potential alien incursion.the book also serves as an important primer on the potential future of warfare on every level. It is tightly grounded in current day realities of war and extrapolates thoughtfully but closely about future potentials. It should be on the reading list of anyone who is serious about national security and the future of war.' John Ringo, New York Times best-selling author of military SF 'It looks like the time has come to take a serious look at planetary defense from all aspects. This book introduces the subject in a way to stir thoughtful and intelligent debate. Hats off to the authors.' Helman, former US Ambassador to the UN Geneva and Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs • What if there really are aliens and they do attack? Read what two scientists reveal in this 'how-to' survival manual for the space age. Alien invasion. As unlikely as Pearl Harbor? The extinction of the dinosaurs? A meteor strike that levels whole forests in Siberia? You get the drift. Some events produce such a massive setback to life, the Earth and to humanity that we must understand and prepare for them, even if the chances are low that they'll come about. In fact, it will be criminal and abrogation of our duty to future generations if we do not get ready! But where to begin? Taylor and Bob Boan have the answers. Both are experienced scientists, physicists with expertise in both defense and military signal intelligence and experience working with both the Department of Defense and NASA. These are intellectual heavyweights who have a clear idea of the possibilities of alien contact, the calculations of whether or not that contact will be friendly'Šand what to do if it's not. An amazing journey through what we do and do not know about how to defend ourselves from space. Sure, that day may never come in our lifetimes but everyone should have a copy of this lying around JUST IN CASE. Heck, better yet, why not commit a few of these scientists solutions to memory! Just in case. About Travis S. Taylor's ground-breaking popular fiction: 'Šexplodes with inventive action'Šdazzling, cutting edge scientific possibilities'Š' Publishers Weekly About Alien Invasion: 'In a business that strictly separates technology and conjecture, this is a well considered, very comprehensive work. United States Space is a serious business, but what IF there is an external threat?' Dr Byron Knight, NRO Chief Scientist, MASINT '.the definitive book on the defense of earth against a potential alien incursion.the book also serves as an important primer on the potential future of warfare on every level. It is tightly grounded in current day realities of war and extrapolates thoughtfully but closely about future potentials. It should be on the reading list of anyone who is serious about national security and the future of war.' John Ringo, New York Times best-selling author of military SF 'It looks like the time has come to take a serious look at planetary defense from all aspects. This book introduces the subject in a way to stir thoughtful and intelligent debate. Hats off to the authors.' Helman, former US Ambassador to the UN Geneva and Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs. Scientists from NASA's Planetary Science Division & Penn State University have authored a (pdf) that analyzes various ' First Contact' scenarios with an intelligent alien species. The report goes through various approaches to, interstellar communication, the possible effects to Earth & humanity, as well as the possible reaction of an alien civilization to human societies. The paper is highly speculative, and there's no sign that there's any threat from a fleet of appearing in orbit anytime soon ( although, according to Paul Krugman an might actually help us get out of the economic slump). So I thought I might have some late-night fun & go through some of the paper's arguments while mixing it with some of the better known TV shows, video games & movies in science fiction.
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The album is still enjoyable and damn catchy in spots -- but knowing as much as we do about this talented trio, it seems like it could have been so much better. ![]() For educational purposes only and no copyright infringement intended. All materials used belong to their respective rightful and lawful owners. About the song: 'All the Way' is a 1950s pop song which has since been covered by many musicians. Frank Sinatra's version was published in 1957 by Maraville Music Corporation. The music was written by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced in the film The Joker Is Wild. Sinatra also had the best-selling recorded version of the song. Aside from this song, he also sang 'Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)' for the movie. ![]() It wound up as the flipside of 'All the Way' when Capitol Records released the song as a single. The single reached #15 in sales and #2 in airplay in Billboard's charts. The track peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart. 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As expected, things go terribly wrong when an infestation goes out of control and leaves the ill-fated inhabitants nearly defenseless. ![]() The long-awaited sequel to Aliens vs. Predator, the most intense and terrifying game of 1999, combines elements, creatures, and settings from the hit movies. The long-awaited sequel to Aliens vs. Predator, the most intense and terrifying game of 1999, combines elements, creatures, and settings from the hit movies. Predator: Requiem full movie online for free in HD quality. Building off the Alien: Isolation hype, Good Old Games is offering a free download of the classic 2000 AvP for 48 hours. Among the carnage you’ll find the Predators, an ancient race of tribal hunters that use high-tech gadgetry to pursue their goals. You’ll have a chance to play as any one of these three distinct races, in any order, as part of the game’s twenty-one mission singleplayer portion. Lots of refurbishing went into level design, and boy does it ever show! As opposed to the first game, AvsP 2 is much more script-heavy in offering a more cinematic experience and a progressive story at the cost of replay value. Monolith took special note to make this sequel more accessible, and as such offered a permanent savegame feature (disabled on the highest difficulty level), thus fixing a key aggravation present in the first game. Exterminating The Opposition Also of special note is the balancing that went into the three playable races. The Colonial Marine’s campaign plays a lot like any shooter would. ![]() He’s got a cool little arsenal at his disposal to compensate for his fragile frame, starting with the iconic pulse rifle (which now fires at a slower rate), the auto-aiming smartgun, shotgun or armor-piercing minigun. The same can’t be said for the Predator, who’s got a more specialized kit of ranged and melee weapons. While the Marine is a running tank, the Predator is akin to a stealth fighter just looming out of sight. Three different vision modes add greatly to his death kit – two that track either Humans or Aliens and one that works as a simple nightvision mode, and of course there’s the option to turn temporarily invisible. Playing as the Alien. The Alien is by far the fastest and most mobile of the three. As the Alien you can climb walls with lightning speed or plunge at a distant target with easy, but you’re completely limited to melee attacks. As far as the campaign goes, the Alien’s has to be one of the most creative, letting you take control as a newly hatched facehugger in search of an unwary victim, then later involving you in the chest-bursting process itself before you pupate into a fully-grown alien drone. Yet one more ace up the Alien’s scaly sleeve is its ability to spot pheromones given off by each species, rendering the Predator’s cloaking useless. Scripting and more pronounced storytelling give the game a cinematic feel, although it’s worth noting that the plot is fairly jumbled to keep track of. To get some sense of the full picture, you’ll have to play through every campaign in part, and in a certain particular order. Each is somehow intertwined with the others – play as the Predator and you might get a glimpse of a Marine in a scripted event, only to realize it’s your own character as you play through his campaign. Don’t take this as a cheap tactic at recycling levels as all of the campaigns are fairly distinct (though of course some locations repeat). While the original game did have its fans, the game fell short of a classic. This sequel, on the other hand, is a very playable and downright fun cinematic action experience, one that improves greatly upon the prequel while enhancing it in numerous ways. No matter how you play it, the game’s simply fast and great fun. System Requirements: Pentium III 450 Mhz, 128 MB RAM, 16 MB Video, Win 98/ME/2K/XP. So, I’m trying to install this thing. I’m having a series of small, yet VERY frustrating, issues. The first one is that whenever i select ‘Yes’ to installing DirectX 8, I always get a.dll error once the install bar hits 100%. Which is presumably bad. I also have VERY odd resolution, mouse, and graphics issues. For one, the HUD/GUI is NEVER centered on my screen. It’s always in the corner or just off the screen, and usually incredibly small. It makes it impossible to read certain things, and causes considerable issues trying to enjoy the opening cinematics. Once I start a game, though, this usually isn’t an issue. What IS an issue is the multitude of graphics bugs (giant black pieces of nothingness flying through the map, random artifacts popping up in the background) during cutscenes. I’m also unable to move my mouse, and any attempt to do so results in my view snapping down to the ground and spinning wildly whenever I attempt to move my cursor around. This makes it quite literally IMPOSSIBLE to play. Any assistance would be fantastic, as would a rundown of how you installed the game, OldPCGaming. Yep same as above, dll.desetup error after installation at 100% and it fails. Please someone somehow fix this problem. Tried running it with old windows XP and it still gets a fatal error at 100% DX8, so strange And when it gives the option not to install DX8 it fails to start and says it is not installed correctly. And when i do select it, it gets to 100% and then says failed to load dll:dsetup setup will now terminate Also, when i install it without DX8 it says no AVP2.REZ file? I have tried manually download DX8 from and this seems to have no effect, can someone please help, idk where to get this avp2.rez file, and the DX8 installer just terminates at 100%. Unhandled exception 0x80040702 •. This is a sweet find. Luckily for all of us AVP 2 players, a fellow named TBBC has maintained a Dedicated Server network located at I had some trouble setting the game up on my modern rig, but here is a little troubleshooting thread the admins who lurk on their forum helped me out with: The Master Server Patch includes support for newer systems, balance changes (like getting rid of the double/triple shot glitch on Sniper Railgun gah!), and access to a lot of servers without using GameRanger. Many of them are empty, but I know of at least 6 people including myself that are unique, perhaps more just waiting for others to populate. Is she ready to know my frustration? What she slippin' inside, slow castration I'm a riddle so strong, you can't break me Did she come here to try, try to take me Did she call my name? I think it's gonna rain Oh, when I die Was it something I said, held against me? Ain't no life on the run, slowly climbing Caught in ice so she stares, stares at nothing I can help her but won't, now she hates me Did she call my name? I think it's gonna rain Oh, when I die She won't let me hide She don't want me to cry Will she keep on the ground, trying to ground me Slowly forgive my lie, lying to save me Could she love me again, or will she hate me Probably not, I know why, can't explain me Did she call my name? I think it's gonna rain Oh, when I die. General CommentI think it's about someone who let a girl take the fall for something he did. 'Did she call my name?' When she was arrested and taken away 'Ain't no life on the run' Life on the run kinda suggests criminality 'Caught in ice so she stares, stares at nothing I can help her but won't, now she hates me ' She stares at him coldly when she's taken away, and he could say something, say that it was him, but he doesn't. 'now she hates me' he wants her to forgive him. 'Slowly forgive my lie, lying to save me ' he lied and said that it was her to save himself. Of course, it's just an opinion. And I'm probably wrong because i'm always wrong. Bad person that I am. General CommentRain When I Die is not about Demri. This song is on Dirt, released in 1992. Demri died in 1996. Another AIC song that can be interpreted in many different ways depending on the circumstance or situation of the person. Back when I was doing as much research as I can on AIC and Layne Staley, I actually tried finding if it actually rained when Layne Staley died (RIP sweet Layne). I found this site that showed the weather records for the Seattle area in April 2002. Out of all the days, on the 5th, 6th, and the 20th, there was no data. Whether it rained or not on his death, it rained in our lives as well as the music industry. I know Im a big loser. General CommentThis song is about a way of life and other peoples views upon it. ![]() Watch the video, get the download or listen to Alice in Chains – Rain When I Die for free. Rain When I Die appears on the album The Essential Alice In Chains. Lyrics to Rain When I Die by Alice In Chains: Is she ready to know my frustration? / What she slippin' inside, slow castration / I'm a.Missing. Rain When I Die by Alice in Chains tab with free online tab player. One accurate version. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal. ![]() ' Im a riddle so strong.' Is like living a certain way. ![]() ' You cant break me ' is saying that someone actually cared and tried to help. The person in question obviously didnt want help and possibly made an empty prediction that it would rain when he died maybe out of anger or possibly saying that he would die in Seattle WA. (constant rain) The words rain when I die also has another meaning in the song. 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Was it worth it? Probably not? (Just my two cents worth.) ]. ![]() “So how, children, does the brain, which lives without a spark of light, build for us a world full of light?” I'm going to be honest - love for this book didn't hit me straight away. In fact, my first attempt to read it last year ended with me putting it aside and going to find something easier, lighter and less descriptive to read. I know - meh, what a quitter. But this book is built on beautiful imagery. Lesson: The Energy of Light. Designing a Wind. Different length light waves are all reflected in the same way, but not refracted the same. It is gallant play; for the sun is bright, And the rivulet sings a merrier song; The corn in the meadow waves dark and light As the trees fling shade, or the breeze is. The birds as they fly scarce use their wings, They are borne upon those of the wind to-day; And their plumes are ruffled, like all green things, And flowers, and. Even on Pluto, the sunlight would still be bright enough to almost match the average living room. To see sunlight as dim as full moonlight on Earth, a distance of about 500 AU (~69 light-hours) is needed; there are only a handful of objects in the Solar System known to orbit farther than such a distance, among them 90377 Sedna and (87269). Both in the literal sense - the physical world of 1940s Paris/Germany - and the metaphoric “So how, children, does the brain, which lives without a spark of light, build for us a world full of light?” I'm going to be honest - love for this book didn't hit me straight away. In fact, my first attempt to read it last year ended with me putting it aside and going to find something easier, lighter and less descriptive to read. I know - meh, what a quitter. But this book is built on beautiful imagery. Both in the literal sense - the physical world of 1940s Paris/Germany - and the metaphorical. It's woven with scientific and philosophical references to light, to seeing and not seeing, and the differences between the two. It's a beautiful work of genius, but it does get a little dense at times; the prose bloated by details. However, when we get into the meat of this WWII novel, it's also the harrowing story of a childhood torn apart by war. It's about Parisian Marie-Laure who has been blind since she was six years old, and a German orphan called Werner who finds himself at the centre of the Hitler Youth. Both of their stories are told with sensitivity and sympathy, each one forced down a path by their personal circumstances and by that destructive monster - war. I think this is the kind of book you will never appreciate if you stop too soon - I learned that lesson. From the first to last page, there is a running theme of interconnectedness, of invisible lines running parallel to one another and sometimes, just sometimes, crossing in the strangest of ways. These two lives we are introduced to seem to be worlds apart, and yet they come together and influence one another. It was this, more than the predictably awful tale of war, that made me feel quite emotional. That's how I would describe it. From the chillingly beautiful prose, to the realization of what the title actually means: that underneath the surface of history, there is light - and stories - that have not been seen; that have gone untold. Scientifically, we only see a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum; historically, we only see a small portion of the story.|||||. I always thought, or imagined, that there were these invisible lines trembling in our wake, outlining our trajectories through life, throbbing with electric energy. Lines that sometimes cross one other, or follow in parallel ellipses without ever touching, or meet up for one brief moment and then part. A universe of lines crisscrossing in the void. Anthony Doerr's astonishing new novel 'All The Light We Cannot See' follows the complex arcs of two such invisible lines through the lives of Werner P I always thought, or imagined, that there were these invisible lines trembling in our wake, outlining our trajectories through life, throbbing with electric energy. Lines that sometimes cross one other, or follow in parallel ellipses without ever touching, or meet up for one brief moment and then part. A universe of lines crisscrossing in the void. Anthony Doerr's astonishing new novel 'All The Light We Cannot See' follows the complex arcs of two such invisible lines through the lives of Werner Pfennig, an orphan boy in pre-World War II Germany and Marie-Laure Leblanc, a blind girl living in Paris with her father. Through riveting flash forwards and flash backs, the novel charters the course of their lives as they struggle to find out wether it is possible to really own your life when it is swallowed by the black holes of history. One is driven by a deep love of science while the other is inhabited by the power of books. In the midst of the rise of German fascism and the birth of the French Resistance, how does youth manage to stay true to its essence? A war story, a coming-of-age story, a philosophical fable, this is a novel that constantly oscillates between the moral uncertainties of life and the chiselled precision of the natural world that surrounds us. Between the political morass of war and the stupendous beauty of organisms, the ocean, the human brain. The language is so fantastically precise - Anthony Doerr does things with verbs that make entire paragraphs sing - that the visual component of this book is quite astounding. In the end, what this novel illuminates is the miraculous impact that seminal events have on the rest of our lives, whether it be the magic of radio broadcasts on the mysteries of science or the extraordinary adventures of Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea'. A deeply moving and enthralling work that echoes the power of early impressions on the building of a self, such as the philosopher Simon Critchley recently evoked so beautifully in a stunning essay published in The New York Times entitled 'The Dangers of Certainty': Masterful. Adult fiction This book is getting a lot of well-deserved attention for its unique story and its beautiful writing. It starts late in World War II, as the Allies begin shelling the French city of Saint-Malo to drive out the remaining Nazi troops. Our two main characters are Marie Laure, a blind French girl who fled here with her uncle from Paris, and Werner, a radio expert in the German army who is stuck in the city when the attack begins. We jump back and forth in time, and between the two char Adult fiction This book is getting a lot of well-deserved attention for its unique story and its beautiful writing. It starts late in World War II, as the Allies begin shelling the French city of Saint-Malo to drive out the remaining Nazi troops. Our two main characters are Marie Laure, a blind French girl who fled here with her uncle from Paris, and Werner, a radio expert in the German army who is stuck in the city when the attack begins. We jump back and forth in time, and between the two characters’ perspectives to see how both young people were brought to this place. If you like straight-ahead, linear, plot-driven war novels, this is not the book for you. It does have a central plot that brings the two characters together – a mystery about a possibly magic gem hunted by an evil, terminally ill Nazi officer – but that is almost beside the point. In fact it feels like something added after the fact, as if an editor said, “You know, what you need is...” That plot, and the way it resolves, strongly echoes the mystery in the movie Titanic. What kept me turning pages, rather, were the characters’ lives and the short, well-crafted scenes. Doerr’s writing is elegant and evocative. Reading it is like eating the best gelato – so decadent you are sure you’ll put on weight. He treats Marie Laure and Werner with equal empathy, and their interaction – when they finally meet – is not your stereotypical wartime love story. It is much better, much more bittersweet and haunting. It took me about fifty pages to really get into the book and figure out the structure, but once I did, I couldn’t stop. I'm sure this is going to mark me as a literary dud, but for all the brilliant reviews of this book? I couldn't really get into it. The book revolves around Marie-Laure, a blind girl who lives with her father. Her father is the locksmith at the Paris Museum of Natural History, and Marie is raised wholly in the museum and at home. Marie has a semi-idyllic childhood until the Nazi's invade Paris and she and her father have to flee to another city, where a reclusive uncle lives. Unknown to Marie, he I'm sure this is going to mark me as a literary dud, but for all the brilliant reviews of this book? I couldn't really get into it. The book revolves around Marie-Laure, a blind girl who lives with her father. Her father is the locksmith at the Paris Museum of Natural History, and Marie is raised wholly in the museum and at home. Marie has a semi-idyllic childhood until the Nazi's invade Paris and she and her father have to flee to another city, where a reclusive uncle lives. Unknown to Marie, her father is smuggling the world's most priceless jewel out of the city on behalf of the museum. Unfortunately for them, a German soldier is hot on the trail of the jewel, and will go to extreme lengths to find it. Werner is a German orphan who teaches himself everything to do with radios; after repairing a senior-ranking German officer's radio, he is given entry into a youth academy that trains young soldiers for Hitler's Army. He is then drafted to utilize his skills to find resistance armies who are using the radio - but Werner is no soldier and soon realizes the cost of his talent. I found the book somewhat plodding; like you were waiting for something important to happen.and waiting, and waiting, and waiting. Eventually Marie and Werner's stories collide - but only briefly and completely unsatisfactorily. I'm sure that's the point - that life is hardly satisfactory, but still. Parts of the book were very interesting - the last third probably kept my attention best. This wasn't a book that you can't put down though; very little tension (at least for me). Why write a review if I am such an atypical reader? I will keep this brief since I feel most readers will not react as I have, but isn’t it important that all views are voiced? All readers must agree that the flipping back and forth between different time periods makes this book more confusing. I believe it must be said loudly and clearly that the current fascination with multiple threads and time shifts is only acceptable when they add something to the story, when employment of such improves the Why write a review if I am such an atypical reader? I will keep this brief since I feel most readers will not react as I have, but isn’t it important that all views are voiced? All readers must agree that the flipping back and forth between different time periods makes this book more confusing. I believe it must be said loudly and clearly that the current fascination with multiple threads and time shifts is only acceptable when they add something to the story, when employment of such improves the story. In this book they do not improve the story. Perhaps jumping from one scene to another can increase suspense, but must one also flip back and forth in time? In addition, more and more books are made for audios, and this is not helpful when you cannot flip back to see where you are. Finally, time switches unnecessarily lengthen the novel. Secondly, be aware when you choose this book that the book is not only about WW2 but also a diamond that some of the characters, quite a few in fact, believe has magical powers. Those who possess the stone will not die, but people around that person will come to misfortune. This is all stated in one of the very first chapters; it is not a spoiler. This aspect of the book turns the story into a mystery novel. Where is the gem? The result is that you have a heavy dose of fantasy woven into a book of historical fiction. I have trouble with both fantasy and mystery novels. Maybe you love them. (I would have preferred that the diamond was woven into the story as one of the objects stolen by the Nazis.) Let's look at how the book portrays WW2. It is set primarily in Brittany, France, and Germany and a little bit in Russia and Vienna. Its primary focus is about what warfare does to people, not the leaders, but normal people. I liked that you saw into the heads and felt the emotions of both Germans and French. Some of the Germans are evil but you also come to understand how living in those times shaped you. To stand up against the Nazi regime was almost impossible. There are some who try. These events are gripping. You also get the feel of life in Brittany versus Paris. They are not the same. I enjoyed the feel of the air, the wind in my face and the salty tang on my lips in St. I do wonder to what extent my appreciation of Brittany as a place is more due to my own time there or the author's writing. Am I remembering my own experiences, or am I seeing it from the words of the author? I am unsure about this. In any case, I was very disturbed by the blend of fantasy with gripping WW2 events. The events of WW2 are those portrayed in every book. If you have read about WW2 in numerous other books of fiction or non-fiction you will not get much new. Rape by Russians felt like the author had to include this simply so it could be to be togged off his checklist. I do think the book moves the reader on an emotional level. You get terribly angry and shocked, and this is achieved through the author's writing, his excellent prose. And this is what saves the book – its prose. The descriptions of things and places, the particular grip of a hand, movement of a body and what characters say. Very good writing. Beautiful writing. Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you feel that wind on your skin or the touch of a shell against your fingertips or smile at the oh so recognizable words of a child. Children often see far more than adults, but they also talk in a clear, simple manner. What they say is to the point - could that diamond be thrown away? Of course not. As remarked by one of the French children, 'Who is going to chuck into the Seine a stone worth several Eiffel Towers?' Even if the gem has dangerous powers! People love reading about kids and one of them here is blind. Who wouldn't be moved by such! The narration by Zach Appelman didn't add much, but neither did it terribly detract from the story. I appreciated how he read some lines with a beat, a rhythm which matched the cadence of the author's words. Pauses were well placed. French pronunciation was lacking. Oh my, once I got going I told you what I felt. I believe this book will be popular, and many will like it, but it was just OK for me. This is a carefully constructed book which is bound to captivate a large audience and become very popular, and be blessed with many warm reviews - it was chosen by Goodreads members as the best historical fiction of 2014, and shortlisted for the National Book Award. There are multiple reasons for its success - but they are also the same reasons as to why I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped I would. Anthony Doerr's All The Light We Cannot See follows the parallel lives of two protagonists - Marie This is a carefully constructed book which is bound to captivate a large audience and become very popular, and be blessed with many warm reviews - it was chosen by Goodreads members as the best historical fiction of 2014, and shortlisted for the National Book Award. There are multiple reasons for its success - but they are also the same reasons as to why I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped I would. Anthony Doerr's All The Light We Cannot See follows the parallel lives of two protagonists - Marie-Laurie, a French girl and daughter of a master locksmith at the Natural History Museum in Paris; the other character is Werner Pfenning, a German boy growing up in the mining town of Zollverein. Their lives are drawn against the brewing conflict, which will soon engulf not only France and Germany, but most of the world - the second World War. Both Marie and Werner are sympathetic character for whom the reader can root for - the author has made sure of that. Marie-Laurie goes literally blind in the first or second chapter, and spends the beginning of the book becoming used to her new condition (mostly the help of her father, who designs elaborate puzzles for her to solve). Werner grows up in an industrial town hit by the depression, amidst the rise of the brownshirts; his only real companion is his sister, Jutta, and his only solace the radio - which Werner knows how to operate and fix instinctively, and to which they both listen at night. The Nazis eventually come to power and invade France, forcing Marie-Laurie and her father to flee to the northern coastal town of Saint-Malo, an ancient walled city which provides picturesque setting for much of the book. In Germany, Werner's skill with the radio catches the eye of a Nazi official who sends him to the breeding ground for Nazi youth, where he will be trained to become a member of the military and eventually sent to the front. At the same time, a much older Nazi official searches all over France for an almost mythical diamond all over France, and is dedicated to finding it. Doerr's chapters are short and readable, and often contain pleasant nuggets of prose which was obviously carefully thought-out. To maintain suspense, he switches both between perspectives and time periods: various parts of the book are set in different years, mostly non-chronologically, and are comprised of chapters alternating between different characters. The trouble with the book is that it's not very compelling, surprising, or illuminating. With Doerr's outline for the story - three characters, three different viewpoints - we know that their stories will eventually collide, but when they finally do it happens in a quick, unsatisfying way. Doerr's characters lack moral complexity which would make them properly engaging - Marie Laurie spends most of the book in hiding, which is understandable, but which also stops her from being forced to make important moral and ethical choices regarding her own survival. Werner is even more troubling - while he is troubled by brutality he witnesses at the Nazi school, he seems resigned to it. Werner neither openly embraces Nazism, nor condemns it - he's indifferent to the whole experience and role he plays. It's as if Doerr never gave Werner the opportunity to grow up, choosing instead to preserve the young boy, fascinated by radio - which goes contrary to what boys and children in general experience in any war, which instantly strips them of their childhoods forever. The subplot featuring Von Rumpel, the old Nazi who searches for the mystical diamond seems to be attached to the rest of the book for no reason except to move the plot forward - there's no complexity to his character at all, and develops exactly as expected. This is a book which looks as if it was designed to be read by younger readers - it's colorful setting, short chapters, switching points of narration will satisfy those with short attention spans, who require their story to be told quickly, engagingly, and not too demanding. I think all swearwords used in the book can be counted on the fingers of one hand; its language is very mellow and mild on obscenities. For a novel set during World War 2, it is a surprisingly tame book - murder and death cannot be escaped, but is downplayed as much as possible. One horrible instance of violence - which could have very well changed a character's perception on things - occurs essentially off screen, lowering possible impact it could have had on said character. This is World War 2, PG-13. All The Light We Cannot See is a carefully crafted and constructed book, which for me remains its greatest flaw - I could never stop seeing the author's own hand behind the scenes, which made characters act out events in certain way, obviously planned well ahead. It's a fantasy world populated with unreal people, who engage in a fantasy war - and is bound to appeal to hundreds of readers, because this is what they want and appreciate. Popular for one season or two, but unlikely to be remembered in a decade or more. It has been awhile since I have found a book that I wanted to read slowly so that I could soak in every detail in hopes that the last page seems to never come. When reading the synopsis of this novel, I never imagined that I would feel so connected to a book where one of the main characters is blind and the other a brilliant young German orphan who was chosen to attend a brutal military academy under Hitler's power using his innate engineering skills. This novel was so much more than the above st It has been awhile since I have found a book that I wanted to read slowly so that I could soak in every detail in hopes that the last page seems to never come. When reading the synopsis of this novel, I never imagined that I would feel so connected to a book where one of the main characters is blind and the other a brilliant young German orphan who was chosen to attend a brutal military academy under Hitler's power using his innate engineering skills. This novel was so much more than the above states. The idiosyncrasies of each individual character are so well defined and expressed in such ways that come across the page almost lyrically. I was invited into the pages and could not only imagine the atmosphere, but all of my senses were collectively enticed from the very first page until the last. I was so amazed with the way that the author was able to heighten all my senses in a way that I felt like I knew what it was like to be blind. In most well-written books you get of a sense of what the characters look like and follow them throughout the book almost as if you are on a voyage, but with this novel, I could imagine what it was like to be in Marie-Laure's shoes. The descriptives were so beautifully intricate that I could imagine the atmosphere through touch and sound. It was amazing, really. There were so many different aspects of the book that are lived out in separate moments and in different countries that find a way to unite in the end. What impressed me most was that I could have never predicted the outcome. It was as though all cliches were off the table and real life was set in motion. Life outside of books can be very messy and the author stayed true to life but in a magical and symbolic way. I have said in other reviews that just when I think that I have read my last book centered around the Second World War, another seems to pop up. I should emphasize that this book created an image of war in a way that I have never imagined before. I truly got a sense of what it must have been like for children who lived a happy life and then suddenly were on curfew and barely had food to eat. It also showed the side of young children who are basically brainwashed by Nazi leaders and made into animals who seem to make choices that they normally wouldn't in order to survive. And by survive, I mean dodging severe abuse by their own colleagues. This book may haunt me for some time. I can't express enough how beautifully written the pages are. I highly recommend this read as it is my favorite so far for 2014. I received this book through NetGalley. This book was so beautiful and haunting. I fell in love with so many of the characters, and loved how their lives were weaved together. Knowing the time period this was set in, I knew the ending would hurt. And it did, though I didn't shed as many tears as I expected. The writing was incredible, the descriptions so vivid. It did a superb job of showing the reader how the characters felt through their actions, rather than telling. Whilst the short chapters (on average 1.5 pages) helped to make thi This book was so beautiful and haunting. I fell in love with so many of the characters, and loved how their lives were weaved together. Knowing the time period this was set in, I knew the ending would hurt. And it did, though I didn't shed as many tears as I expected. The writing was incredible, the descriptions so vivid. It did a superb job of showing the reader how the characters felt through their actions, rather than telling. Whilst the short chapters (on average 1.5 pages) helped to make this read a little quicker, it was still quite a slow book. I really enjoyed being able to savour it and get to know the characters, however there were some points where it felt a little too dense and slow. Honestly, wtf? I mean, we all know the blind person trope (Daredevil, etc) and the lovable Nazi trope (Hiroshima Mon Amour) and the mystical object searched for by evil Nazis trope (Indiana Jones), so why throw all of these together? The book was readable but no more so than a pulp fiction thriller. Honestly, I don't see this as being Pulitzer quality. The characters were ok, the narration interesting, but a masterpiece? The best US fiction in 2015? And please don't accuse me of bei Honestly, wtf? I mean, we all know the blind person trope (Daredevil, etc) and the lovable Nazi trope (Hiroshima Mon Amour) and the mystical object searched for by evil Nazis trope (Indiana Jones), so why throw all of these together? The book was readable but no more so than a pulp fiction thriller. Honestly, I don't see this as being Pulitzer quality. The characters were ok, the narration interesting, but a masterpiece? The best US fiction in 2015? And please don't accuse me of being too harsh - All Quiet on the Western Front, Winds of War, and The Sympathizer are all better war stories than this one. Might as well give Bob Dylan a Nobel for Literature while you are at it.oh damn, they did! 4/20/15 - for 2014 The brain is locked in total darkness of course, children, says the voice. It floats in a clear liquid inside the skull, never in the light. And yet the world it constructs in the mind is full of light. It brims with color and movement. So how, children, does the brain, which lives without a spark of light, build for us a world full of light?Marie Laure LeBlanc is a teen who had gone blind at age 6. She and her father, Daniel, fled Paris ahead of the German 4/20/15 - for 2014 The brain is locked in total darkness of course, children, says the voice. It floats in a clear liquid inside the skull, never in the light. And yet the world it constructs in the mind is full of light. It brims with color and movement. So how, children, does the brain, which lives without a spark of light, build for us a world full of light?Marie Laure LeBlanc is a teen who had gone blind at age 6. She and her father, Daniel, fled Paris ahead of the German invasion, arriving in the ancient walled port city of Saint Malo in northwest France to stay with M-L’s great uncle, Etienne. His PTSD from WW I had kept him indoors for two decades. They bring with them a large and infamous diamond, to save it from the Nazis. Daniel had made a scale model of their neighborhood in Paris to help young Marie Laure learn her away around, and repeats the project in Saint Malo, which is eventually occupied by the German army. Werner and Jutta Pfennig are raised in a German orphanage after their father is killed in the local mine. Werner has a gift for electronics, and is sent to a special school where, despite the many horrors of the experience, his talent is nurtured. He develops technology for locating radio sources, and is rushed into the Wehrmacht to apply his skill in the war. His assignment brings him to Saint Malo, where his path and Marie Laure’s intersect. Anthony Doerr There are three primary time streams here, 1944 as the Allies are assaulting the German-held town, 1940-44, as we follow the progress of Werner and Marie Laure to their intersection, and the 1930s. We see the boy and the girl as children, and are presented with mirrored events in their young lives that will define in large measure the years to follow. Werner and Jutta are mesmerized by a French radio broadcast, a respite from the anti-Semitic propaganda the government is broadcasting. The Professor in the French broadcast offers lectures on science, and inspires Werner to dream of a life beyond the orphanage. Open your eyes, concluded the man, and see what you can with them before they close forever, and then a piano comes on, playing a lonely song that sounds to Werner like a golden boat traveling a dark river, a progression of harmonies that transfigures Zollverein: the houses turned to mist, the mines filled in, the smokestacks fallen, an ancient sea spilling through the streets, and the air streaming with possibility.As her father is the head locksmith for the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, Marie Laure has the run of the place. She spends a lot of time with a professor there, learning everything she can about shells, mollusks and snails. Geffard teaches her the names of shells-- Lambis lambis, Cypraea moneta, Lophiotoma acuta--and lets her feel the spines and apertures and whorls of each in turn. He explains the branches of marine evolution and the sequences of the geologic periods; on her best days, she glimpses the limitless span of millennia behind her: millions of years, tens of millions of years.Both Werner and Marie Laure are enriched by teachers and books as they grow. No nuclear families here. Marie Laure’s mother died in childbirth. The Pfennig children lost their remaining parent when father was killed in the mine. The author, in a on his site, talks about the three pieces of inspiration that provided the superstructure for the novel. While 80 feet below ground in a NYC subway, a fellow passenger was griping about the loss of cell service. Doerr appreciates the beautiful miracle that is modern communications. At the start of the book I wanted to try to capture the magic of hearing the voice of a stranger in a little device in your home because for the history of humanity, that was a strange thing. I started with a boy trapped somewhere and a girl reading a story. A year later he was on a book tour in France and saw Saint Malo for the first time. Walking around this beautiful seaside town, a walled fortress, the beautiful channel, the green water of the channel breaking against the walls and I told my editor, “look how old this is. This medieval town’s so pretty.” He said, “actually, this town was almost entirely destroyed in 1944, by your country, by American bombs.” So I started researching a lot about the city of Saint Malo immediately and knew that was the setting. That was where the boy would be trapped, listening to the radio. The third piece arrived when Doerr learned that when the Germans invaded, the French hid not only their artistic treasures but their important natural history and gemological holdings as well. The story is told primarily in alternating Marie Laure’s and Werner’s experiences. But there is a third stream as well, that of Sgt Major Reinhold von Rumpel, a gem appraiser drafted by the Reich to examine the jewels captured by the military and collect the best for a special collection. He becomes obsessed with finding the Sea of Flames, the near mythic diamond Daniel LeBlanc had hidden away. He is pretty much the prototypical evil Nazi, completely corrupt, greedy, cruel, as close to a stick-figure characterization as there is in the book. But his evil-doing provides the danger needed to move the story forward. There may not be words sufficient to exclaim just how magnificent an accomplishment this book is. Amazing, spectacular, incredible, moving, engaging, emotional, gripping, celestial, soulful, and bloody fracking brilliant might give some indication. There is so much going on here. One can read it for the story alone and come away satisfied. But there is such amazing craft on display that the book rewards a closer reading. In addition to a deft application of mirroring in the experiences of Werner and Marie Laure, Doerr brings a poet’s sense of imagery and magic. Marie-Laure’s sense of the world is filled with shell, snail, and mollusk experiences and references. Some are simple. During a time of intense stress, she must live like the snails, moment to moment, centimeter to centimeter. In a moment of hopeful reflection, these tiny wet beings straining calcium from the water and spinning it into polished dreams on their backs—it is enough. More than enough. You will find many more scattered about like you-know-what on a beach. I knew early on that I wanted her to be interested in shells. I'm standing here at the ocean right now. I've always been so interested in both the visual beauty of mollusks and the tactile feel of them. As a kid, I collected them all the time. That really imbued both 'The Shell Collector' and Marie with, Why does the natural world bother to be so beautiful? For me, that's really embodied in seashells. I knew early on that I wanted her to find a path to pursue her interest in shells. I think that fits — I hope that fits — with visual impairment, using your fingers to identify them and admire them. - from the Powell’s reviewWerner’s snowy white hair alone might stand in for the entirety of the visible spectrum. (although it is described as “a color that is the absence of color.”) The dreaded prospect of being forced to work in the mines in a literally coal-black environment, the very antithesis of light, offers motivation for Werner to find another path, and coal itself offers a balance for that other form of carbon that drives Marie Laure’s father out of Paris, the one that embodies light. While black and white are often used in describing Werner’s environment, the broader spectrum figures large in his descriptions. Werner liked to crouch in his dormer and imagine radio waves like mile-long harp strings, bending and vibrating over Zollverein, flying through forests, through cities, through walls. At midnight he and Jutta prowl the ionosphere, searching for that lavish, penetrating voice. When they find it, Werner feels as if he has been launched into a different existence, a secret place where great discoveries are possible, where an orphan from a coal town can solve some vital mystery hidden in the physical world.A nice additional touch is Marie Laure’s reading of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It permeates the tale as her reading echoes events and tensions in the real world of the story. Also avian imagery is a frequent, soulful presence. A particularly moving moment is when a damaged character is reminded of a long-lost friend (or maybe a long-remembered fear?) by the presence of a particular bird associated with that friend and the time when they knew each other. There are substantive issues addressed in this National Book Award finalist. Moral choices must be made about how to respond when darkness seeks to extinguish the light. There are powerful instances in which different characters withdraw into their shells in response to evil, but others in which they rage against the night with their actions. Thoughtful characters question the morality of their actions, as dark-siders plunge into the moral abyss. Sometimes the plunge is steep and immediate, but for others it is made clear that innocence can be corrupted, bit by bit. The major characters, and a few of the secondary ones, are very well drawn. You will most definitely care what happens to them. As for gripes, few and far between. There is a tendency at times to tell rather than show. Marie Laure may be too good. That’s about it. There are sure to be some who find this story too emotional. I am not among them. Just as Werner perceives or imagines he perceives an invisible world of radiowaves, All the Light We Cannot See enriches the reader with a spectrum of imagery, of meaning, of feeling. You may need eyes to read the page, ears to hear if listening to an audio version, or sensitive, educated fingers to read a Braille volume (please tell me this book has been published in Braille), but the waves with which Doerr has constructed his masterwork will permeate your reading experience. They may not be entirely apparent to your senses the first time you read this book. They are there. Whether you see, hear or touch them, or miss them entirely, they are there, and they will fill you. All the Light We Cannot See is a dazzling novel. When you read it, you will see. ============================= EXTRA STUFF Links to the author’s, and pages Definitely check out Doerr’s site. And if you are wondering what he had in mind, specifically, with the title: It’s a reference first and foremost to all the light we literally cannot see: that is, the wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that are beyond the ability of human eyes to detect (radio waves, of course, being the most relevant). It’s also a metaphorical suggestion that there are countless invisible stories still buried within World War II — that stories of ordinary children, for example, are a kind of light we do not typically see. Ultimately, the title is intended as a suggestion that we spend too much time focused on only a small slice of the spectrum of possibility. - from Doerr’s siteInterview by for Powell’s for free on Project Gutenberg Here’s the page for Saint Malo An interesting on the damage done to Saint Malo in the 1944 battle A page on the surrender of Saint Malo, from the site World War II Today Here is a link to a nice, large of modern Saint Malo, far too wide to include here 4/20/15 - Pulitzer prize winners were announced today, and shines brightest for fiction 6/27/15 - All the Light We Cannot See is awarded the. When I started reading “All The Light We Cannot See”, I realized it was the wrong novel for me at that particular time. I needed something lighter. I kept telling myself I'd stop reading and go back to it at another timebut the writing kept me captivated. Something was going on here that went beyond the day-to-day lives of the two children Anthony Doerr was describing, and I’m glad I kept on reading. The book is set in World War II, and two children are involved: Marie-Laure is French, while We When I started reading “All The Light We Cannot See”, I realized it was the wrong novel for me at that particular time. I needed something lighter. I kept telling myself I'd stop reading and go back to it at another timebut the writing kept me captivated. Something was going on here that went beyond the day-to-day lives of the two children Anthony Doerr was describing, and I’m glad I kept on reading. The book is set in World War II, and two children are involved: Marie-Laure is French, while Werner is German. Each are rendered even more powerless by inescapable circumstances: Marie-Laure is blind, while Werner is an orphan. The story shows us how war disrupts, frightens and challenges them to rely on their characters, courage and intellectual gifts. It is also a suspense novel, with several plot lines moving inevitably closer and closer, so that the last quarter of the book is impossible to put down. I kept finding myself holding my breath several times. I can't help but root for both Marie-Laure and Werner from the beginning as their lives unfold. Neither seem to have control over their own lives or destinies yet they appear so strong within that context. I fell in love with them, over and over! They are delightful and believable, and their growth is an incredible part of the story. I've read a lot of novels in the same setting, but this book gave me just a little more insight into kids and what they went through at the time. Doerr's beautifully drawn images elevate this book to a study in what it means to be human. Even minor characters are rich, full and interesting. Much of the fiction written about World War II, focuses on the suffering and misery of the Jewish people, France, Russia, etc., but with “All The Light We Cannot See”-- a major theme is also what the Nazis did to themselves and to the German people. They systematically made themselves and their people into monsters, and this is shown in heartbreaking detail. As difficult as that is, the author balances it with humanity, courage, and love. It's not a depressing book, not in the least, but it's not an easy feel-good read; there is a great deal of complexity here. The story is absolutely riveting in itself, but what was perfect about this book is Doerr’s writing. Reading it felt as though every, single word was carefully considered and endlessly analyzed before it was selected to fit in just the right sentence, in just that exact paragraph. He writes so comprehensively, with such delicacy and finesse. He creates such vivid circumstances and settings that he doesn’t need to tell you how his characters feel. He lays the framework: we know the characters, we experience their lives with them, and therefore we know how they feel. It is deeply affecting. Reading it from the perspective of admiring the craftsmanship was a joy. I always appreciate an author who has such a strong grasp on language that the words alone become a song, with no background music necessary. This is a long book and not one to rush through. The plot is intricately woven, with several strands that are developed independently, then gradually wind around each other. The book moves forward and backwards in time, always focused on,and progressing steadily toward the climax. In spite of the length, I was sad to finish the story and say goodbye to the characters. I don't want to give anything away. Does it have a happy ending? Does it have a sad ending? You'll have to read it for yourselves. I highly recommend the experience. Anthony Doerr has created a stunning book, full of exquisite writing and beautifully-drawn characters. It couldn't be more real, or human. I enjoyed this novel by Anthony Doerr and yet when I was nearing the end I couldn't help feel a a sense of relief to have finished the book. I enjoy historical fiction and really looked forward to this novel by Anthony Doerr as it was set in a time frame that that really interests me. Because I read quite a lot of novels set around World War Two I love the fact that the author took a a slightly different path with his storytelling and that is what drew me to this novel. I loved the characters of M I enjoyed this novel by Anthony Doerr and yet when I was nearing the end I couldn't help feel a a sense of relief to have finished the book. I enjoy historical fiction and really looked forward to this novel by Anthony Doerr as it was set in a time frame that that really interests me. Because I read quite a lot of novels set around World War Two I love the fact that the author took a a slightly different path with his storytelling and that is what drew me to this novel. I loved the characters of Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig and the sense of time and setting of the novel. There is a slight magical element to the stroy which I am not a major fan of at the best of times but it works well in this book. I did however struggle with the structure and pace of the novel and this is the reason for me liking this novel and not loving it. I found the toing and froing between time frames a bit tedious and the chapters too short. Normally this isn't a problem for me but however in this book it took from my overall enjoyment of the story. It wasn't that I couldn't follow the plot but more that it became a chore for me and just when I was gelling with one time frame and character I was dragged kicking and screaming to another time frame and character and wished at times the author would just allow the story to flow and not chop and change. To sum up an interesting and worthwhile read and a book that will be enjoyed by historical fiction lovers and book clubs over the summer. This is a great book. Its very high ratings (4.3; half of the ratings are '5's') renews my faith that GR ratings count for something. With almost 50,000 reviews on GR I don’t feel there is a lot for me to add but here’s a brief summary of the plot and I’ll give a few examples of the great literary writing. It’s just before the Nazi invasion and occupation of Paris. A young blind girl relies on her father for everything and she is his world as well. He spends all his time making her a wooden model This is a great book. Its very high ratings (4.3; half of the ratings are '5's') renews my faith that GR ratings count for something. With almost 50,000 reviews on GR I don’t feel there is a lot for me to add but here’s a brief summary of the plot and I’ll give a few examples of the great literary writing. It’s just before the Nazi invasion and occupation of Paris. A young blind girl relies on her father for everything and she is his world as well. He spends all his time making her a wooden model of the city so she can get around alone with her white cane. In neighboring Germany, a young boy, who lives with his sister in an orphanage, starts fooling with crystal radios and becomes a crackerjack radio repairman enthralled by these voices coming over the air. Her blindness and his fascination with these invisible waves give us a main theme of the book. “How he wishes he had eyes to see the ultraviolet, eyes to see the infrared, eyes to see the radio waves crowding the darkening sky.” “Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.” And late in the novel, her great uncle says to the blind girl, “We’ll go to ParisI’ve never been. You can show it to me.” The chapters of the book jump around in time -- 1934, 1944, 1940 -- so we know on occasion, for example, how a soldier will die even before the main character meets him. We have the brutal story of the boy’s education at a military school; the chaotic flight of the girl and her father from occupied Paris to distant relatives in St. Malo in Brittany; the military escapades of the boy as he works with a German unit identifying and killing resistance radio operators; the imprisonment of the girl’s father; the search for a missing jewel (because her father had been the locksmith at the natural history museum); the formation of a women’s resistance movement in St. Malo; a budding one-day romance between the French girl and the German boy. Letters from his sister back in Germany become the boy’s conscience after he enters military service. Some of the beautiful writing: “leafless trees stand atop slag heaps like skeleton hands shoved up from the underworld.” “Marie-Laure looks up from her book and believes she can smell gasoline under the winds. As if a great river of machinery is streaming slowly, irrevocably, toward her.” “And yet everything radiates tension, as if the city has been built upon the skin of a balloon and someone is inflating it toward the breaking point.” “His voice is low and soft, a piece of silk you might keep in a drawer and pull out only on rare occasions, just to feel it between your fingers.” [Of the occupying German soldiers, mostly boys] “Claude understands that he ought to resent them, but he admires their competence and manners, the clean efficiency with which they move. They always seem to be going somewhere and never doubt that it is the right place to be going. Something his own country has lacked.” Of a group of women visiting: “They smell of stale bread, of stuffy living rooms crammed with dark titanic Breton furnishings.” “Behind her, an over decorated flat reeks of dead apple blossoms, confusion, old age.” A great book. I wish I had read it years ago. Photo of Paris sunset from Photo of St. Malo from europeupclose.com. What I loved most about this book was all the light that I did see. There is so much here that captivated me - from the beautiful writing to the strong, caring characters to the loving relationships and the way people touched each other's lives during the trying times of WW II. Parallel stories are told in alternating chapters of Marie Laure, a teenage French girl who has been blind since the age of six and Werner, an intelligent, perceptive and sensitive German orphan who learns to fix radios an What I loved most about this book was all the light that I did see. There is so much here that captivated me - from the beautiful writing to the strong, caring characters to the loving relationships and the way people touched each other's lives during the trying times of WW II. Parallel stories are told in alternating chapters of Marie Laure, a teenage French girl who has been blind since the age of six and Werner, an intelligent, perceptive and sensitive German orphan who learns to fix radios and becomes noticed by the German army. Each of their stories will move you in their own right, but especially when their paths cross. Through the lovely descriptive language we know that Marie Laure sees what she cannot see because he father lovingly carves a model of the neighborhood so she can tell where buildings and streets are and she knows by the number of steps and which way to turn. This loving, nurturing and often times touching relationship between Marie Laure and her fathers will melt your heart. He teaches her Braille, buys her books in Braille and gives her lovely little surprise boxes opened by solving a puzzle or trick opening to discover the hidden gift. Werner and his orphan sister Jutta have a special relationship, as well, and the letters they exchange are at once heartbreaking an heartwarming, even though it appears that Jutta has a hard time forgiving Werner for what he does to the radio. Doerr has created and developed characters that you care about as soon as you meet them. I loved “The Old Ladies Resistance Club”, led by Madame Manec, housekeeper, friend and caretaker to Ettiene, Marie's great uncle. The relationships that develop between Madame Manec and Marie Laure and between Uncle Ettiene and Marie Laure are nothing short of beautiful. The role that these people, including Marie Laure, play in the resistance is so courageous. Some bad things and some very sad things happened but after all this was war. But I loved the connections of people in the end and the ultimately uplifting feeling of hope - another light in this book. I highly recommend it. When I started this book, I noticed some similarities to, and although they quickly fell to the wayside, I couldn't help but compare this book to The Book Thief the entire time I was reading it. And since The Book Thief is my favorite book of all time, it kind of took away some of the enjoyment for me while reading this. The plot and the characters ended up being quite different (which was great), but I just found that the pacing was a bit off for me. It was a bit too slow for m oK. When I started this book, I noticed some similarities to, and although they quickly fell to the wayside, I couldn't help but compare this book to The Book Thief the entire time I was reading it. And since The Book Thief is my favorite book of all time, it kind of took away some of the enjoyment for me while reading this. The plot and the characters ended up being quite different (which was great), but I just found that the pacing was a bit off for me. It was a bit too slow for my liking, and that's the only reason I docked a star. It was literally perfect in every other way. For me, this was a very special read. I feel like I have been on a long gut-wrenching journey, and in a way I have, traveling with two young children, one in Berlin and one in Paris and follow them as they grow-up. There are poignant moments, downright sad moments, moments that made me smile and moments that made me so very angry. Werner in Berlin is a curious child, a child with the talent for putting things together, like radios, he and his sister Jutta live in an orphanage. Marie-Laure, a bli For me, this was a very special read. I feel like I have been on a long gut-wrenching journey, and in a way I have, traveling with two young children, one in Berlin and one in Paris and follow them as they grow-up. There are poignant moments, downright sad moments, moments that made me smile and moments that made me so very angry. Werner in Berlin is a curious child, a child with the talent for putting things together, like radios, he and his sister Jutta live in an orphanage. Marie-Laure, a blind girl and her father live in Paris, her father is the keeper of the keys for a prestigious museum. It is the radio that will connect these two lives long before they actually meet. The descriptions are wonderful, very detailed as they are made for a blind girl, to enable her to envision the many things described. The novel travels, back and forth, times when they were young, times when they are a bit older and Marie-Laure finds herself and her father in St, Malo at the home her eccentric uncle, who is another amazing character Werner finds himself chosen for a school, and we travel along with him as we learn the many young men in the Nazi party were trained to be cold blooded killers. How far would you go along with the prevailing threats and times, how would you react when confronted with an injustice? One young man pays heavily for his supposed weakness of character. How long can one pretend everything is fine, trying to keep eyes closed so one cannot see? So it is radios, little built towns and houses, built by Marie-Laure's father so she can get around wherever she lives. It is keys, the French resistance, the United States Air Force bombing of St. Malo, of imprisonments and yes love. Moral questions and a great character study. It even follows a few characters after the war in Berlin, which is where this quote comes in, 'Does any goodness linger in this last derelict stronghold? The story than picks ups twennty years later. I read this as slow as I could, I really did not want it to end. ARC from publisher. 'Book - you have the right to a speedy trial' - review THE DEFENSE - The story is both heart-warming and heart-breaking at times. Anyone looking for a good cry (or an ugly cry, or a proud cry, or, well, any kind of cry, really), this is the book for you! - Both lead characters are extremely likable and sympathetic. - The book does a brilliant job portraying the bleakness and tragedy of war and the many different ways it can affect people's lives. - Werner's story is particularly effective. Wat 'Book - you have the right to a speedy trial' - review THE DEFENSE - The story is both heart-warming and heart-breaking at times. Anyone looking for a good cry (or an ugly cry, or a proud cry, or, well, any kind of cry, really), this is the book for you! - Both lead characters are extremely likable and sympathetic. - The book does a brilliant job portraying the bleakness and tragedy of war and the many different ways it can affect people's lives. - Werner's story is particularly effective. Watching him go from being such a sweet and innocent child to being swept up in a movement he does not agree with but feels powerless to stop is immensely powerful. - Marie-Laure's early experiences with her blindness and learning to cope with it were well portrayed. THE PROSECUTION - When the book isn't tugging and at your heartstrings so hard you now know what a marionette must feel like, there's no denying it drags at parts. Marie Laure's story in Saint-Malo stagnates for a while before it picks up again. Also, the constant technical descriptions of Werner's repairing and working the radio equipment made my eyes glaze over at times. - The reader risks dehydration from all the tears they will cry while reading this book! There was more than one moment where this is pretty much an accurate depiction of what I looked while reading: THE VERDICT ' All The Light We Cannot See' is one of the most powerful books I've ever read. It's not a perfect novel and maybe could have been shortened somewhat, but the gripping and emotive segments far outweigh the dull ones. The events of this book will stay with me for years! FULL REVIEW TO COME. 'Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.' It's a story of childhood interrupted by war. Two children - a blind French girl Marie-Laure LeBlanc and a German orphan Werner Pfennig - caught against their will in the unrelenting forces of cruel madness and destruction of World War II, dragged along in the senseless current of history that does not care about the fates or ordinary people. This is a story of their lives until the brief moment in which they collide, to 'Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.' It's a story of childhood interrupted by war. Two children - a blind French girl Marie-Laure LeBlanc and a German orphan Werner Pfennig - caught against their will in the unrelenting forces of cruel madness and destruction of World War II, dragged along in the senseless current of history that does not care about the fates or ordinary people. This is a story of their lives until the brief moment in which they collide, told in lightning-quick chapters alternating between the moments from their childhoods and adolescence and one fateful day during the bombing of a French city in which they both end up in the summer of 1944. “When I lost my sight, Werner, people said I was brave. When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?”To me, it was really Werner's story and his journey, or rather his drifting through the nightmare that was Nazi Germany and the war, that I found touching and heartbreaking. After all, Marie-Laure has purity of heart that you never doubt at any point in the book. She is a beautiful sheltered angel-like child, cared for by a great father, then by an equally caring uncle, living in a tall house in a fantastic city, reading Jules Verne in Braille, and studying mollusks. Werner, on the other hand, grows up in an orphanage, and despite possessing a truly brilliant and exceptional mind has only two options - work in the mines where his father had perished or join the training to become one of the future Nazi elite. The war, fueled by the ideology that takes the minds of seemingly sane people - especially the pliable young impressionable minds - and tries to usurp them, mold them, use them for its own needs. A brilliant child, Werner quickly learns the necessity to conform, to hide, to adapt - even if it makes you loathe yourself. Bit by bit, compromise by compromise, silence by silence you become complicit with the ugliness around you. The science you love can become an instrument of death. Sticking your head above the crowds makes you an easy target after all, and firmly stating, 'I will not' can cost you everything. It may even haunt you with your own image of a girl in the red coat - or perhaps in the maroon cape. This story is told in beautiful, lyrical yet precise and sometimes abruptly sharp language, full of rich details that make it feel really visual - perhaps an intended effect in a story of a blind girl and a boy who is fascinated by the sounds of radio. There are countless passages are so poignantly beautiful that I teared up reading them - and that's no small feat! Yes, I understand that this book is not free of hiccups. Take the obvious McGuffin - the perhaps cursed diamond that is supposed to drive the events of the story; it's unnecessary, silly, diverting attention from humanity that is the strength of this book. Take the jarringly short chapters - clipped like telegraphic-style radio broadcasts which eventually become a bit grating. Take the unrealized potential in not bringing Werner's sister Jutta more into the spotlight. Take the entire caricature of a character that is Von Rumpel. But those are just my gripes, and maybe they are unfounded - after all, the magic of reading is in part in its subjectivity. But overall, while not perfect, while not exactly hitting such a perfect note as to which I cannot help but compare it, All the Light We Cannot See is still good, still memorable, still beautiful and heartbreaking. 3.5 stars - rounding up to 4. This is a case of where I am going to hate myself for again feeling a book that has received a multitude of five star ratings feel short for me. It was not that I disliked it, but I found it to be jumpy and often disjointed. I am not a fan of the current trend of devoting one chapter to one character and the next to another and flipping back and forth. To my way of reading and thinking, it doesn't allow the reader (me) to gather depth of a character. It makes me overly anxious to sally forth try This is a case of where I am going to hate myself for again feeling a book that has received a multitude of five star ratings feel short for me. It was not that I disliked it, but I found it to be jumpy and often disjointed. I am not a fan of the current trend of devoting one chapter to one character and the next to another and flipping back and forth. To my way of reading and thinking, it doesn't allow the reader (me) to gather depth of a character. It makes me overly anxious to sally forth trying to connect and find the thread. My interest wans and the moment I seem to be getting there with a character I am pulled away to the next chapter. While the characters were different, I felt by the time I reached the final page I really did not know them well at all. They were like phantoms and perhaps that is exactly the way the author wished them to be. Midway throughout this overly long novel, I felt that I had turned a corner and had finally grasped onto the people of the novel, but seemed again to lose their continuity and their relevance as the book continued to what I felt was a murky conclusion. Sorry to say, I feel like I did when I finished, a bit of a traitor to a book that so many loved, but from which I received not much satisfaction. A 4.5.review coming. Have to ponder this a bit. It was a 5 until the last 50 pages.not sure I am being fair here. Very, very good book. UPDATED: I received an advance reader copy of this book from NetGalley and Scribner. Thanks to NetGalley and Scribner. This review, however, is based on the hardcover version. I have read this book twice now. The first time, the author had me in the palm of his hand. I was totally absorbed in the book and the flow and the pace of how the stories of Marie-Lau A 4.5.review coming. Have to ponder this a bit. It was a 5 until the last 50 pages.not sure I am being fair here. Very, very good book. UPDATED: I received an advance reader copy of this book from NetGalley and Scribner. Thanks to NetGalley and Scribner. This review, however, is based on the hardcover version. I have read this book twice now. The first time, the author had me in the palm of his hand. I was totally absorbed in the book and the flow and the pace of how the stories of Marie-Laure and Werner were coming together. Then – something happened with 50 pages to go that snapped me out of my reverie. It jolted me out of the story and everything was off-kilter the rest of the way. At the end of the book, I was in turmoil. The story was SO GOOD but the ending seemed awkward. One of my Goodreads friends, Evelyn, put it very well – she said she felt that she lost her connection to the characters. I rated the book 4 stars but it didn’t feel right. The book is better than that – so, I picked it up again and re-read it. This time, since I knew what was going to happen, it did flow better for me at the end and I stayed engaged all the way through. I also picked up a few things I missed the first time through that were important. The heart of the story takes place in Europe in World War II. Marie-Laure LeBlanc is a young French girl living in Paris with her father, who is the locksmith at the National Museum of Natural History. Marie-Laure is blind. They live simply and happily until the Germans invade France. The museum begins to remove and hide its treasures to protect them from the Nazis, who are pillaging and plundering art, jewels and other treasures as they advance. Marie-Laure’s father is entrusted with the Museum’s prize possession, a legendary blue diamond with a red center called “The Sea of Flames.” Marie-Laure and her father leave Paris on foot and head for shelter with Marie-Laure’s great-uncle Etienne in Saint-Malo, on the Brittany coast of France. Eventually, Marie-Laure’s father is called back to Paris, where he is captured and sent to the concentration camp in Breitenau. Marie-Laure and Etienne become involved in the French Resistance, while unknown to them, Sergeant Major Von Rumpel closes in on them as he searches for the Sea of Flames. Meanwhile, in Germany, Werner Pfennig lives in the Children’s House orphanage in Zollverein, Germany with his younger sister, Jutta. Werner has a gift with electronics and radios, and his skills come to the attention of a high ranking Nazi commander. Herr Seidler recommends Werner for the National Political Institutes of Education, where Germany’s best and brightest boys are sent to be trained for Germany’s armies. Werner is sent to Schulpforta with 400 other “pure,” blue-eyed boys between 9 and 17 years of age where they are sent to study mechanics, state history, racial sciences, horsemanship, and military history. Werner is taken under the wing of Dr. Hauptmann, the technical sciences instructor, and is treated as a favored pupil. Meanwhile, the strong prey on the weak under the tutelage of sadistic Nazi instructors while Werner, who all his life has “gone along to get along,” looks the other way in shame and embarrassment. The alternating stories of Marie-Laure and Werner are told in very brief chapters and those chapters are contained within alternating segments of the book that flip back and forth in time. Ultimately, the stories of Marie-Laure and Werner converge in Saint-Malo, as that last strong-hold of the Germans in France is overtaken by the Allies. The writing is beautiful and the story is engrossing and very moving. I can’t imagine anyone not liking this book. So much to think about – I kept putting myself in the characters’ places and wondering what I would do. “What you could be,” Werner. What you could be. Brilliant and breathtaking, Anthony Doerr’s WW2 novel is one that will stay with me for a very long time. This is so much more than just a wartime account; it is a heartfelt story which illuminates the human element during these horrific times. The characterizations are superb and I loved the way the stories of Marie-Laure, the blind French girl living in German-occupied Saint-Malo, and Werner, the bright German orphan and recruit to Hitler’s Youth academy, are interlaced. The story alternates b Brilliant and breathtaking, Anthony Doerr’s WW2 novel is one that will stay with me for a very long time. This is so much more than just a wartime account; it is a heartfelt story which illuminates the human element during these horrific times. The characterizations are superb and I loved the way the stories of Marie-Laure, the blind French girl living in German-occupied Saint-Malo, and Werner, the bright German orphan and recruit to Hitler’s Youth academy, are interlaced. The story alternates between time periods and for me this technique increased the level of suspense, especially as the story progressed. The descriptive passages highlighting the quality of light as well as the emphasis on the senses of hearing, smell, touch and taste were wonderful. Some of my favorite descriptions derived from Marie-Laure’s feelings of what it was like to be a non-sighted person. “To shut your eyes is to guess nothing of blindness. Beneath your world of skies and faces and buildings exists a rawer and older world, a place where surface planes disintegrate and sounds ribbon in shoals through the air. Marie-Laure can sit in an attic high above the street and hear lilies rustling in marshes two miles away she hears the tamarinds shiver and the jays shriek and the dune grass burn she hears the bones of dead whales stir five leagues below, their marrow offering a century of food for cities of creatures who live their whole lives and never once see a photon sent from the sun.” There are an abundance of characters and these are very well developed by Anthony Doerr. Some we can clearly love, some we hate, and some we may find to be walking a nebulous line between good and evil. We witness the joy of childhood, the corruption of innocence, the strength and bonds of love, the gift of standing up for your beliefs and making a difference even in the smallest of ways, and the ultimate power of redemption. The love of a father: “His love for his daughter will outstrip the limits of his body.” The strength of an untarnished spirit full of humanity and a love for birds: “Hardly a couple of ounces of feathers and bones. But that bird can fly to Africa and back. Powered by bugs and worms and desire.” The feelings of confusion and guilt: “He is being loyal. He is being what everybody agrees is good. And yet every time he wakes and buttons his tunic, he feels he is betraying something.” A novel about WW2 is still one which horrifies us with atrocious acts and saddens us with loss and destruction; we can never forget this part of mankind’s history. There is also a magical feel to this book with the story of a valuable, presumably cursed stone called the Sea of Flames. The theme surrounding radio communication and the links made between individuals through the radio waves is very interesting as well. This theme goes beyond the science of radio transmission to a feeling of the various ways human lives are intertwined. “Is it so hard to believe that souls might also travel those paths? That great shuttles of souls might fly about, faded but audible if you listen closely enough the air a library and the record of every life lived, every sentence spoken, every word transmitted still reverberating within it.” All the Light We Cannot See also captivates the reader with intricate models of neighborhoods, keys, hiding places, secret messages and unlikely resistance groups, and love for books and music and knowledge. This book is a treasure; anyone who enjoys a beautiful and compelling story should read this and savor each and every word. This was a well written, beautifully envisioned, powerful, frustrating, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive novel that humanizes a difficult time. Told from the alternating third person narrative perspectives of a blind French girl, a young German boy and a German sergeant major, author Anthony Doerr, who won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for this work, blends stark realism with elements of legendary fantasy and introspective prose to create a chronicle of a time and place that is human and approa This was a well written, beautifully envisioned, powerful, frustrating, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive novel that humanizes a difficult time. Told from the alternating third person narrative perspectives of a blind French girl, a young German boy and a German sergeant major, author Anthony Doerr, who won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for this work, blends stark realism with elements of legendary fantasy and introspective prose to create a chronicle of a time and place that is human and approachable. Marie-Laure LeBlanc is a girl growing up in Paris by her widowed father, a talented locksmith for a natural history museum. Their life is changed forever by the Nazi invasion and occupation of France and from her perspective without sight the time is one of life at the end of hope, a fragile uncertainty. At the same time, in a German orphanage in a coal mining town Werner Pfennig and his younger sister Jutta, are being raised by a French nun. Werner is a small boy for his age with hair so blonde it appears white. Werner is a gifted scientist and has a natural talent for electricity and radio. He and Jutta listen at night to prohibited French broadcasts. Doerr’s novel is organized into many, many short chapters that follow the two and a group of other related characters over the course of several years towards their meeting soon after the Allied invasion at Normandy. While this allows for an easy and accessible reading experience, it also produces a disjointed and sometimes inconsistent history. The themes of broken and lost family relationships, and the overriding theme of spiritual connectedness, with unifying elements of the reading of Jules Verne’s and a mysterious lost cursed jewel, helps to tie the narrative together, but Doerr still seems to go off on confusing tangents or overlong sub-plots. I could not help but compare this to Erich Maria Remarque’s brilliant 1928 WWI novel as both works provide a refined, anti-romantic depiction of war. Unfortunately, I also compare this work, obliquely, to Mailer’s because of the genius of the ending after a sometimes muddled and overlong body. While Doerr’s novel is far better than Mailer’s muddy absurdity, both reward the reader for getting to the finish by a very satisfying end. Told with warmth, some humor, and humanity, Doerr’s greatest contribution to literature in this book is the theme of connection. Throughout the book and especially in his conclusion, we are shown how close we all are, how no matter what political or ideological insanity we must wade through, in the end we are all mortal and tied together by the bonds of a shared humanity. In the darkest places, at the darkest times, there is light, if we can but believe. This is a story of contrasts, parallels, and coming together. It is about light, and so, inevitably, also about the dark. The descriptions are very visual, but what cannot be seen is key. One of the two main characters is blind, so it’s about touch and smell and sound as well. And it’s radio that drives many lives and events. “Radio: it ties a million ears to a single mouth.” It is also “a war waged through the air In the darkest places, at the darkest times, there is light, if we can but believe. This is a story of contrasts, parallels, and coming together. It is about light, and so, inevitably, also about the dark. The descriptions are very visual, but what cannot be seen is key. One of the two main characters is blind, so it’s about touch and smell and sound as well. And it’s radio that drives many lives and events. “Radio: it ties a million ears to a single mouth.” It is also “a war waged through the air, invisibly”. It’s about the power (radio) and beauty (biology) of science, but it has a magical-realist plot concerning a diamond, The Sea of Flames, that’s thought to bear a blessing and a curse. There’s also mystery as to where it, and the three decoy copies, are. It’s overtly, repeatedly rationalist: “Walk through paths of logic. Every outcome has its cause, and every predicament has its solution. Every lock has its key.” But it is also fervently about faith, not in a higher power, but belief in oneself and others. From those ingredients, in a background of blindness, war, fear, suffering, loss, Doerr tells a tale of hope, overcoming fear, courage, altruism, and beauty, through children whose lives are simultaneously opened up and narrowed. In the darkest places, at the darkest times, there is light, if we can but believe. YA Label I’m wary of labels, but sometimes they help. I was struggling to appreciate this as much as many of my friends have – until I started thinking of it as a US/French YA film, a little like. It is mostly set in France, with teenage protagonists, very short chapters, straightforward language, cinematic descriptions (20th Century Fox has the film rights), and the immediacy of the present tense. It’s a little sentimental, avoids graphic details of war and the Holocaust (passing mention of stealing from gas chamber victims, a vague rape scene, and some messy wounds), and explains the shock of “a Jewess” maid in a Berlin apartment block more than would otherwise be necessary. Most aspects of the magical diamond mystery felt out of place in an adult novel, as did the over-plotted final few chapters. The saving grace was that it avoided the temptation to give everyone a happy or even definite ending. However, as a YA novel, I can enjoy the beautiful writing, without fretting about other aspects. Hence, this review is mostly quotes. Like the detailed city models the locksmith makes so his blind daughter can learn her way around, it is more than the sum of its parts. It tackles big and sometimes unexpected themes in a gentle way, and the relationships between Marie-Laure and her father, Uncle Etienne, and the housekeeper are particularly poignant. A 4* book that was a 3* experience for me. Plot and Structure The story is told in short chapters that mostly alternate between Werner and Marie-Laure; later on, there’s a third character. It is set between 1934 and 1944 (plus a postscript), but it jumps back and forward between those years, so you gradually realise how the threads will come together. Werner is a German orphan with a passion for and incredible understanding of electronics and radio, gleaned in part from listening to children’s science broadcasts – on the radio. His talent is spotted, required, and honed. At an elite school, he encounters brutality (physical and mental) and luxury that astound him. He questions in his own mind, but does as he is told. The true Nazis are portrayed as evil (though even von Rumpel has a soft side when he thinks of his daughters), but those like Werner are fodder for the war machine; victims of a kind. Marie-Laure, blind since age six, is the otherwise perfect daughter of a locksmith at a Parisian museum. As the Germans approach Paris, she and her father seek safety in her uncle’s house in Saint-Malo which, as a quote in the preface points out, will be almost totally destroyed by allied bombing. Birds and Shells Marie-Laure has a passion for shells, snails, sea-creatures, and the sea itself, as does her shell-shocked, reclusive uncle. She treasures a Braille copy of, which becomes a metaphor for many aspects of her story. She and her uncle bond over these things (his leaving a trail of seashells is how she first meets him), which eventually enables him to learn courage from her and to emerge from his own “shell”. But it’s birds that fill the pages - as incidental creatures, as symbols, and because they are the passion of Frederik, a friend of Werner’s, who has a copy of Audubon’s famous book of birds, and for whom the appearance of an owl is briefly transformative. • “As the birds rush overhead, she imagines she can feel the light settling over their wings, striking each individual feather.” • In a fire, “swifts, flushed from chimneys, catch fire and swoop like blown sparks out over the ramparts and extinguishing themselves in the sea.” • “Marie-Laure is glad to hear the smile enter his voice. But beneath it she can sense his thoughts fluttering like trapped birds.” • “A flock of blackbirds explode out of a tree.” – and another time, when boys fire shots into trees. • “That bird can fly to Africa and back. Powered by bugs and worms and desire.” • Even a Nazi inquisitor “sent forth his queries like birds”. *Edit* Rambling, part one. 5 stars for now because I will never forget this story. What they mean, will they stick, is another story. I may be able to review this novel in 20 minutes or days or years. For now I feel betrayed and speechless and sick and humbled and haunted and confused and hopeful and depressed and mad and bewitched and exhausted. Perhaps I'm supposed to. Perhaps I'm not. 'I need to gather my thoughts' never sounded so fitting, really. Trust me, you don't want to be in my head rig *Edit* Rambling, part one. 5 stars for now because I will never forget this story. What they mean, will they stick, is another story. I may be able to review this novel in 20 minutes or days or years. For now I feel betrayed and speechless and sick and humbled and haunted and confused and hopeful and depressed and mad and bewitched and exhausted. Perhaps I'm supposed to. Perhaps I'm not. 'I need to gather my thoughts' never sounded so fitting, really. Trust me, you don't want to be in my head right now, because I'm so fucking incoherent - I tried explaining aloud what I felt and why I felt it, and then I realized that I cannot: in this very moment, 's characters are just far too complex for me to express why I want to curl up and cry - from sadness, from joy, really, who the fuck cares. In the end, I'm crying. Why I am is irrelevant. Oh, fuck this - who am I kidding really. I AM CRUSHED. So many words fighting in my head and here I am, chasing behind, restless. Enraptured by the beautiful - formidable - imagery, I was torn open by the ceaseless tension all the same. Never have I wished so hard for the little lights to overtake the darkness. Perhaps they did. Right now, I'm in a dark place, but look, there, isn't it a little spark of hope struggling? Let's see what tomorrow will bring, shall we? Or next year. D + 1: One day after, I still can't escape this book - I barely slept, I'm stupidly tearing up at the most awkward moments, and pages and pages of my rambling (that I shall or shall not share someday) keep adding up in my computer. You may have broken me. * A little addition because I need to get it off my chest * Rarely did a novel make me think and argue so much round and round in circles. When I mentioned Werner around me, people told me that I shouldn't bother with him. He's a German during WWII, he's a Nazi, you know. WHY DO YOU FUCKING BOTHER. HOW CAN YOU CARE. How can his fate be interesting. How can his childhood seem insightful to you. Are you excusing him? He's a monster through and through - as if monsters were born and not created. By no means do I excuse his actions. By no means does excuse his actions, either. That is not what it's about at all. And yet, and yet. My pupils - my smart, compassionate pupils of 10 - they would be so easily influenced. I can't not SEE it. It's no secret that we French are very strict on political and religious neutrality as teachers, and this is something I really care about. But it doesn't mean that children aren't influenced. They hear so many stupid and mindless things every day, on TV, or everywhere really. In that aspect, being a teacher is very much like demining sometimes. No, there aren't different categories of French. No, there's no such thing as a true French. No, there are not different species of humans on Earth. And every time, every time, I can't help but think - but what if? What if someone else answered - differently, with a heart full of hate? WHAT IF, THEN? I guess that what I wanted to say, albeit clumsily, is this: you who dismiss the influence of the brainwashing of children in History, how can you, when you lived all your life in a free environment, turn a blind eye on so many injustices because it suits you? How can you not see that our Present is the future History and that all our decisions, as a country, matter? I'm angry at town councils around here who refuse to welcome refugees. I'm angry and depressed by the number of people in my country who think that the far right party is a good idea. It's so easy to draw generalities - sometimes I think, especially lately when my fellow French's votes scare the shit out of me - and if they managed to elect this racist, stupid shit? Where would go my voice? Where would go my pupils' voices? In which country would they grow as adults? It sickens me to even consider it. My heart shattered for him - this disaster waiting to happen, the raw hopelessness of his childhood, and the fall, the fall, the fall - created such a believable and heartbreaking character. I cannot thank him enough for it. When my pupils ask me what the purpose of History is, I answer them that we need History to understand our Present - I would love to assure them that we use History to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again, but really, it would be a lie, right? Even they can see it. Yet we need History so much, and we need books like. Of that I'm sure. For more of my reviews, please visit. Anthony Doerr is the author of five books,,,, and. Doerr’s fiction has won four O. Henry Prizes and has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories, The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories, and The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Fiction. He has won the Barnes & Noble Discov Anthony Doerr is the author of five books,,,, and. Doerr’s fiction has won four O. Henry Prizes and has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories, The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories, and The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Fiction. He has won the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, the Rome Prize, the Story Prize, the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Award, and the Ohioana Book Award three times. Doerr lives in Boise, Idaho. Become a fan on and stay up-to-date on his latest publications. |
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