Dear Great Book Guru, I had a wonderful time at the Sea
Cliff Beach Committee’s Pub Crawl 2015 last weekend. Despite the cold, the snow, the ravaged roads
and streets, my friends and I had so much fun! At one of the pub stops, I heard
a group of revelers discussing a book set in World War II about two young
people with conflicting loyalties. Any
thoughts? Very Satisfied Pub Crawler
Dear Pub Crawler, What a fabulous night! The Beach Committee
is to be congratulated on this great community building event, and yes, I have
read ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr in which a young blind French
girl and an orphaned German boy lead parallel existences. Marie Laure’s father
is the keeper of thousands of keys for the French Museum of Natural History and
in this role he has created a miniature world for his daughter to inhabit and
master. Through his interest in radios, the
boy Werner learns about stars and galaxies that transport him far beyond his
everyday life. In short alternating
chapters, we hear the voices of these two young people as they struggle with
the emotional and physical deprivations of war. Yet there is a fairy tale
quality to this book and when the young people’s lives finally intersect in the
closing chapters, we realize the universal ties that connect us all. Recommended!
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