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I really enjoyed the beauty of this book. The story follows two children who's lives intertwine: Marie-Laure a Parisian blind girl who lives with her father, a museum locksmith; and Werner, a German orphan who is very smart with an innate sense of engineering, the drive to escape his coal town existence, and a sister, Jutta, who is his moral compass. The plot moves forward and back through time fluidly, which I actually really enjoyed. Once I understood that was how it would work, I was confiden
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This is a book I might have liked more if I read it under different circumstances. I think on a plane or long trip with lots of long hours of un interrupted reading I would have really loved it. But as it is reading 30 min here and there I just never got into it enough. The writing was beautiful, and I was interested in the characters and story but not captivated by it. The alternating times and characters made it hard to follow and I would frequently check back to see what time I was in (super
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A beautiful book that will make you wish it would just go on and on.
Book of the year. Exquisite, intricate, profoundly moving. A treasure. Thank you
very good read. I don't think I'll ever reread it, however. It has some unsavory passages due to the context (WWII) but it is not excessive. loved the storytelling.
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Nov 15, 2014
Alexis
marked it as to-read
Aug 12, 2014
Maryanne
marked it as to-read
Feb 03, 2015
Sophie
marked it as to-read
