January Book Club: All the Light We Cannot See

I have to read the same paragraphs 2-3 times because I will realize I have no idea what I just read or what is going on. I really hope I get more into it as the story progresses!

 

Try and stick with it through 20%. I am just getting to that point and it's starting to pick up. Anything over 400 feels long to me! I'm doing an audio version, but only have 30 minutes a day to listen, so it's taken me 4 'listens/days' to get this far.

 

Yeah, I see what you are saying. I think that the description of Werner fits the profile of the 'master race' that Hitler spoke of, blond hair and blue eyes. As time goes on it's upsetting to hear about how the culture is changing around Werner. So many people don't want to be a part of the discrimination that are being forced up on them, but they seem to feel it safer to remain quiet than to 'face the bully.' I'm hoping Werner and his sister can remain apart from the hatred.

 

I'm only 10% through and my Kindle loan is up on the 8th. It is very descriptive, it feels very dark so far. Definitely not something I would have picked up on my own, but fun to try a different type of book.

 

I'm on page 24. I'm spending more time on photography and scrapbooking and I'm picky about when I read. It has to be quiet and a good block of time when I can trust there won't be interruptions. No wonder I've read so much less for myself since I've had kids! I haven't give up though!

 

i definately found the morei got into this the better it got

 

I'm going to try to start it tonight. You guys are killing me!!

 

I just finished and OMG! I was talking outloud to myself when one part happened so quickly I was completely caught off gaurd and was shocked into exclaiming outloud. I cried actually sobbed! The book was so good. I did have trouble with somethings been written in French or German and had to read those parts multiple times but I was rooting so hard for the characters by the end! I cannot even tell you how I feel about the ending right now because I am so torn. Still in some shock I think even.

 

I finished last night and I can echo a lot of what @DixieDoesPSP and @crystalbella77 are saying. I had no trouble reading it, one part I also felt wasn't needed, I cried and felt sad when it was over. Great book.
Took ten years to write.

 

Agh! MOC is taking up a fair chunk of my time! I'm about 30% into it and just finally getting to the point I'm not struggling. I'm enjoying Marie-Laure's sections better than Werner's. I really just need to sit and read without interruption for a while - hopefully this weekend??

 

I prefer Werner's sections. For one thing I've always been wondering how one man was able to get an entire nation to follow his twisted mind and while this is Werner's story we get little bits of how other seem to let themselves be sucked into the madness.

On the other hand I'm finding Marie-Laure too naive and while her way of 'seeing' the world seem almost poetic at times, she's beginning to bore me.

 

Aaaccckkkk, I made it to 60% and my loan expired. 3 ahead of me. Maybe I'll get to finish it this month. (I turned my wifi off, but I guess my Kindle is too smart.)

 

I have no problems putting it down, in fact I have to talk myself into picking it up again, hopefully that will change, I an not that far in yet.

 

So this is getting better, FINALLY!! I am 20% in and I am actually enjoying it and looking forward to picking it up again. I really like Marie-Laure's parts more than Werner's at this point.

 

at the very very very end....