All the Light We Cannot See

This book is as melancholic as it is complex. None of the characters had a necessarily happy ending, which I appreciate. I love that the Sea of Flames remained a mystery. Was the curse real or not? Did the war end because Marie-Laure/Werner pulled a titanic lady and dropped it in the ocean? Who knows. The greatest character in my opinion, was Frederick. He had the tenacity to do what was right when all the other characters failed to do so, but because of it, he also had the saddest outcome. We rarely see books set in World War II from the perspectives of a child in an occupied city in France or a child sent to become a German soldier. It's interesting that the perspective from the few characters that are on the German side were generally reluctant and felt guilt. How many people just went along with everything and how many reveled in the position of power over others? It's impossible not to compare to the current social climate. All of the racists actively benefiting from oppressing marginalized people and the even larger amount of passive people that just go along with the bs because of convenience or unwillingness to be a Frederick. This book was well written and I enjoyed it, even if it did inspire several naps along the way.