Review of All the Light We Cannot See

Review of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer (2014). This book was the winner of the Pulizter Prize and is set during WWII primarily in France. It tracks the lives of a young German orphan, Werner Pfennig, and a young, blind French girl, Marie-Laure LeBlanc from the beginning of the war to its end. Both lose people they love during the war. The author shows us that humanity and goodness in these characters can exist despite the war and conflict and despite all the odds. This is illustrated throughout their lives and when their lives intersect at the end of the war in the coastal town of Saint-Malo. The book is both heartbreaking and uplifting. It renews one's faith in people despite desperate times. Doer is an excellent writer whose imagery in every sentence makes it difficult to put the book down once you start. The book will soon appear on Netflix as a mini seiries. Strongly recommended...