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I agree. It was a page turner for about three-quarters of the book. Then it was disappointing and confusing at the end.
I agree I am glad that I am not the only one feeling this way...
I was afraid everyone would die. So in a way, I was thankful only one did.
Also glad I'm not the only one feeling this way. I felt like the book was leading up to something grand and uplifting, but it just peters out into something dreary and pointless at the end.
I totally agree! And like Maritza above, I am glad that I am not the only one feeling this way!
I did describe the ending as being "flat." But in looking at other comments, I think the author may have intended for us to continue to wonder, as Marie Laure continued to wonder about the ending of 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
AS long as this book is I think there should have been less wondering...and no one, no one, no one would give up such a valuable item. It is unrealistic to think so especially people rebuilding their lives. Disappointed at that aspect of the book
I disagree. In my case, the start wasn't a page turner. It wasn't until the last third of the book that I gained interest. Everything started to build up and come together.
Deb, the only person who knew about the location of the sea of flames is Marie-Laure. But that diamond, curse or not, has brought her bad things. I feel like she realized that when she left it behind. It wasn't the diamond that protected her, it was a network of people who loved her. She learned how to survive. Her uncle was wealthy so she didn't need any more money.
I can understand the feeling but I didn't feel quite that way. The first book I ever read that had a "non-ending" but that I loved anyway was "Lonesome Dove."
Agreed! The ending is so flat I feel an injustices has been done to all the characters.. and to us as readers.
I loved it! I think in real life, in real war, there are few neat and happy endings, but perhaps slivers of happiness and contentment to hold onto instead. Of course, I hoped for more for Papa and Werner but if everyone ended up together and safe it wouldn't have had the same feeling of truth. In my opinion, of course! :)
I liked that it was unpredictable that way. If Doerr would have kept everyone alive, I feel like I would have guessed the ending by the middle of the book. Was it sad and frustrating? Absolutely!
I didn't think it was flat at all, and - if anything - built to a wonderfully unexpected ending with her grandson, with full eyesight - completely blind to all the light and beauty around him, sitting beside his grandmother, seeing so much all of is in this day and age close our eyes to. I hear what some of you are saying plot-wise, but I took the book to be much more than a plot-building book, and more a statement of life and missing out.
I agree after 16 audio segments to have the last segment be very quickly wrapped up with no real closure.
I was devastated when Werner died and he and Marie-Laure didn't have a chance to build a solid friendship or romance. And also upset that Daniel leBlanc didn't return to his beloved daughter. However, I think Werner at the end needed redemption from what he had become. He was the frog. He turned back to who he was as a child by saving Marie-Laure and proved that by letting the stone go. Perhaps he hung onto the house as a memento of her and the broadcasts he had loved as a boy. Everything Daniel did was to protect his daughter. He believed the diamond would protect her, if she was the holder, even if those around her suffered. My thoughts a day after reading are that both Daniel and Werner dying were consistent with theme, but the owner of the diamond, Marie-Laure was spared. It was a brilliant book.
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I agree. It was a page turner for about three-quarters of the book. Then it was disappointing and confusing at the end.
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I agree I am glad that I am not the only one feeling this way...
I was afraid everyone would die. So in a way, I was thankful only one did.
Also glad I'm not the only one feeling this way. I felt like the book was leading up to something grand and uplifting, but it just peters out into something dreary and pointless at the end.
I totally agree! And like Maritza above, I am glad that I am not the only one feeling this way!
I did describe the ending as being "flat." But in looking at other comments, I think the author may have intended for us to continue to wonder, as Marie Laure continued to wonder about the ending of 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
AS long as this book is I think there should have been less wondering...and no one, no one, no one would give up such a valuable item. It is unrealistic to think so especially people rebuilding their lives. Disappointed at that aspect of the book
I disagree. In my case, the start wasn't a page turner. It wasn't until the last third of the book that I gained interest. Everything started to build up and come together.Deb, the only person who knew about the location of the sea of flames is Marie-Laure. But that diamond, curse or not, has brought her bad things. I feel like she realized that when she left it behind. It wasn't the diamond that protected her, it was a network of people who loved her. She learned how to survive. Her uncle was wealthy so she didn't need any more money.
I can understand the feeling but I didn't feel quite that way. The first book I ever read that had a "non-ending" but that I loved anyway was "Lonesome Dove."
Agreed! The ending is so flat I feel an injustices has been done to all the characters.. and to us as readers.
I loved it! I think in real life, in real war, there are few neat and happy endings, but perhaps slivers of happiness and contentment to hold onto instead. Of course, I hoped for more for Papa and Werner but if everyone ended up together and safe it wouldn't have had the same feeling of truth. In my opinion, of course! :)
I liked that it was unpredictable that way. If Doerr would have kept everyone alive, I feel like I would have guessed the ending by the middle of the book. Was it sad and frustrating? Absolutely!
I didn't think it was flat at all, and - if anything - built to a wonderfully unexpected ending with her grandson, with full eyesight - completely blind to all the light and beauty around him, sitting beside his grandmother, seeing so much all of is in this day and age close our eyes to. I hear what some of you are saying plot-wise, but I took the book to be much more than a plot-building book, and more a statement of life and missing out.
I agree after 16 audio segments to have the last segment be very quickly wrapped up with no real closure.
I was devastated when Werner died and he and Marie-Laure didn't have a chance to build a solid friendship or romance. And also upset that Daniel leBlanc didn't return to his beloved daughter. However, I think Werner at the end needed redemption from what he had become. He was the frog. He turned back to who he was as a child by saving Marie-Laure and proved that by letting the stone go. Perhaps he hung onto the house as a memento of her and the broadcasts he had loved as a boy. Everything Daniel did was to protect his daughter. He believed the diamond would protect her, if she was the holder, even if those around her suffered. My thoughts a day after reading are that both Daniel and Werner dying were consistent with theme, but the owner of the diamond, Marie-Laure was spared. It was a brilliant book.
