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Elizabeth asked this question about All the Light We Cannot See:
**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?
Sue Battle-McDonald I too found his death disappointing; I found the whole ending disappointing. Maybe all the metaphor and symbolism makes it good literature - I'm not a…moreI too found his death disappointing; I found the whole ending disappointing. Maybe all the metaphor and symbolism makes it good literature - I'm not arguing that point - but I had my hopes up that it would also be a good story. As a story, for me, it just petered out.(less)
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All the Light We Cannot See
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