Books like All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
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What it is about
- Blind
- Youth
- World War, 1939-1945
- History
- Literary
- General
Where it happens
- France
- Germany
When it happens
- World War II
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Adult
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
About this book
Its subjects in Open Library: Blind, Youth, World War, 1939-1945, History. It is set in France and listed for an audience of adults.
Where this comes from: Open Library · Wikidata
Books like this one
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Why: Both are historical fiction books, set in Germany.
- Historical fiction
- Germany
What both books share
- historical fiction
All the Light We Cannot See: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
March Violets: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655) - Germany
All the Light We Cannot See: "Germany, fiction" (OL subject); "Germany" (OL place); "Germany" (WD narrative location)
March Violets: "Germany, fiction" (OL subject); "Germany" (OL place); "Germany" (WD narrative location)
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Why: Both are historical fiction books, set in Germany.
- Historical fiction
- Germany
What both books share
- historical fiction
All the Light We Cannot See: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
The Book Thief: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre) - Germany
All the Light We Cannot See: "Germany, fiction" (OL subject); "Germany" (OL place); "Germany" (WD narrative location)
The Book Thief: "Germany, history, fiction" (OL subject); "Germany" (OL subject); "Germany" (OL place); "Germany" (WD narrative location)
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Why: Both are historical fiction books.
What both books share
- historical fiction
All the Light We Cannot See: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
The Song of Achilles: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
- historical fiction
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What they share, at a glance
All the Light We Cannot See next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Historical fiction | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| March Violets | shared | shared |
| The Book Thief | shared | shared |
| The Song of Achilles | shared | not shared |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | shared | not shared |
| Outlander | shared | not shared |
| The Help | shared | not shared |
| Circe | shared | not shared |
| The Clan of the Cave Bear | shared | not shared |
| Water for Elephants | shared | not shared |
| Lord John and the Private Matter | shared | not shared |
| The White Queen | shared | not shared |
| The Twisted Sword | shared | not shared |
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