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**HUGE SPOILER ALERT** Was anyone else as disappointed as I was with Werner's death? I was so mad after reading it. I thought it was pointless and dissatisfying, almost like Doerr was done with him after he and Marie-Laure met, though I'm sure the author thought long and hard about it. Any thoughts?
Elaina Marie The richness of the writing: lavish, artistic, detailed and metaphorical is what drew me into the story. The fact that images, sounds, tastes, smells,…moreThe richness of the writing: lavish, artistic, detailed and metaphorical is what drew me into the story. The fact that images, sounds, tastes, smells, and touch were all so well rendered made me feel like I was there. The sudden death of Werner was pretty much the way death was in the war: millions of lives - no matter how familiar or important - were just snuffed out.

I also liked how Marie-Laure in her elder years saw the analogy of the invisible qualities of electromagnetics (while sitting with her grandson who was playing a game on his phone) like the souls of the deceased that move through you and around you. It was sort of metaphysical and lovely. (less)
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by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author)
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