After reading and reviewing Cloud Cuckoo Land, my best book of 2023, I knew I had to pick up another of Anthony Doerr’s books. This time, I figured, why not the book that won him the Pulitzer? In true Doerr fashion, All the Light We Cannot See is a masterclass in poetry. Every sentence sings. Every word stabs at the heart. It is truly a joy for those of us who still appreciate quality writing. But this isn’t to say the plot is lacking. All the Light We Cannot See revolves around a blind French girl, Marie, and an orphaned German boy, Werner, who is forced into the Nazi Youth. It’s a story about young people struggling for meaning in a violent, chaotic world. Marie’s blindness reflects, in a metaphorical sense, the moral darkness created by war and people in desperate situations. It’s a book that asks how you can know to be good in an evil world.
The Art of Storytelling 
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