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?
Susan The short answer is he died because he threw the stone into the ocean when he retrieved the house. All of the people he cared about survived the war.

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The short answer is he died because he threw the stone into the ocean when he retrieved the house. All of the people he cared about survived the war.

But, yes, I was very sad too.(less)
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