Author: Anthony Doerr
Blogger: Mackenzie Jimenez
In the book, All The Light We Cannot See, you really get taken on an emotional rollercoaster going through the years of life through both characters journey. The book deals with living with a disability, living in an orphanage, joining the military, and surviving the war. The book shares the story of two main protagonist, Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig.
I suggest this book to high school students because the book follows the life of Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig starting when they were both just children. The story gives you a better insight on what goes through the minds of the disabled and the unfortunate. There are many things in life that we take for granted, such as eyesight. At an early age Marie-Laure is diagnosed with bilateral cataracts which causes her to go completely blind. Another thing we take for granted is a good home. Werner Pfennig and his sister lose both parents at an early age and have to live in an orphanage that rarely has enough food or clothing to support everyone.
As the story progresses their lives change drastically. Werner joins the military, Marie-Laure's father is imprisoned and her uncle is nowhere to be found, when the bombers invade the city. Marie-Laure is left in her house all alone, frightened and unaware of what's to come. Werner on the other hand locks himself in the cellar of an old hotel to protect him from the dangers of the outside world. By the end of the book Marie-Laure is an older woman who reflects back on her life and all she has had to endure. Marie becomes a scientist of mollusks and does things such as volunteering to participate in the French resistance. Werner pfennig grows up to be a really smart kid who uses his intelligence in all the wrong ways, as a kid he loved the topic of science and as he joins the German army he uses his intelligence to help murder hundreds of people, civilians and all.
This book is a Historical Fiction story and is a good suggestion for high school students who are open to controversial topics such as war and disabilities. The book is a good summer reading book because it always keeps you interested and wondering what will happen next.
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