These characteristics are things that I think many teenagers, of any era, can relate to. Marie-Laure has a never-ending curiosity and Werner is constantly questioning the morals he is presented by his society. I found both of the main characters very relate-able, despite their story taking place decades ago. Each of the characters must learn to interpret their own experience whether that is Marie-Laure memorizing her way around her city or Werner in his military service. I thoroughly enjoyed the way the author used different points of view to show many sides of one story. I took her recommendation eagerly, as I love studying history. This novel was recommended to me by my grandmother. They come of age through the war, and learn to navigate their war-torn world. Both of the main characters learn to accept and cope with war in their own unique ways. As war draws near, Marie-Laure and her father move to the French coast to try to avoid the war while Werner is pressed into service in the German army. Werner Pfennig lives in a coal mining town in Germany. Marie-Laure LeBlanc is blind, and lives with her father in France. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is the story of two teenagers living during World War Two.
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