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Mentioned in 9 episodes

All the Light We Cannot See

Book • 2014

The novel tells the story of Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French girl, and Werner Pfennig, a German orphan, whose paths converge in occupied France during World War II. Marie-Laure lives in Paris with her father, a locksmith at the Museum of Natural History, and later flees to Saint-Malo with what might be the museum's most valuable and dangerous jewel.

Werner, fascinated by radios and science, is enlisted to track the Resistance.

The book explores themes of kindness, greed, love, and perseverance amidst the harsh circumstances of war.

Doerr's writing is praised for its vivid descriptions, moral complexity, and the way it illuminates the human spirit during times of great hardship.

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Mentioned in 9 episodes

Mentioned by

Mark Manson

as a book he's been reading recently.

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Mentioned by

Emily Kramer

as a beautifully written book about World War II.

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Recommended by

David Eagleman

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Mentioned as an example of a book that connects timelines via setting (same time period, different settings).

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Mentioned by

John Piper

as an audiobook he recently finished listening to, emphasizing its emotional impact.

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Mentioned by

N.D. Wilson

as an example of a story that follows a German kid swept up in the Reich.

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Mentioned by

Ben Okapari

as one of his favorite authors who wrote about writer's block.

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Mentioned by

Ben Okapari

as a book written by Anthony Doerr, which won the Pulitzer Prize about 10 years ago.

Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5)

Mentioned in the podcast introduction and multiple times throughout as the subject of the episode.

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Mentioned by

Ben Okapari

as the author of "All the Light We Cannot See", a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

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Mentioned by

Ben Okapari

when recalling an interview with the author about writer's block.

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Erwähnt von

Daniel Roth

während seines Berichts über den Megamarsch

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Recommended by

Piri Lanes

as her favorite book, a phenomenal World War II historical fiction novel.

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Mentioned by

Gina Angelillo

as a book she read before visiting Saint-Malo.

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Mentioned by

Shawn Levy

as a book he read that inspired his limited series.

Mentioned by

Ben Okapari

as the book that Anthony Doerr wrote and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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