sarahf, to bookstodon
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Wow, gets adapted on screen as a series! The plot of the novel & the characters were beautifully crafted, but it was the language that made the reader fall in love with it. Literally, the words and sentences, the descriptions, and how the story unravelled with the writing. Looking forward to see how it translates on OTT.
(And such a timely adaptation.)

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sarahf,
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The series was decent but underwhelming compared to the novel. The reason the latter stood out was its slow writing & morally ambiguous characters -- it pushed the readers to think about good in evil in a very different way. It had so many layered ideas that should have been in the narration, but nope they picked the most cliche "Light and darkness! variety" as if the audience would not comprehend otherwise.
Just go re-read the book.

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I've just finished "all the light we cannot see". It follows two kids, german orphan, and a blind french girl, in parallel, while their lives get derrailed by the war. Somehow they manage to be true to themselves among the mayhem. Starts slow, but picks up speed. I loved It.

¿How did you liked it?

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@gabriel @bookstodon Caveat before I give my opinion: you’re allowed to love what you love. My opinion is NOT a personal attack.

I loathed it. I felt that the book was an attack on my personally and on “my people”, those with albinism and vision impairment. The blind protag’s upbringing was also abusive. For more (review NOT an essay) see this link https://www.darkmatterzine.com/illustrating-doerrs-on-albinism/.
Albino ≠ nazi. Nazis murdered us bcos disabled.

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