Book · 2014 · Blind
All the Light We Cannot See
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If you like that you'd like um all the light you cannot see I love that amazing.
Andrew Wilkinson · Never Enough · Jul 2024 Listen at 39:48 What they say about it
- Discusses bestseller list longevity“on the list”4
- Inspiration for the novel“inspired by Incognito”2
The best things said about it
All the Light You Cannot See was fantastic.
Mark Manson The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2022 And number three all the light we cannot see by Anthony which has now been on the list for 65 weeks.
Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See, which of course has been on the list forever.
Anthony Doerr's unstoppable All the Light We Cannot See, which still hangs in there.
Anthony Doerr wrote a book called All the Light We Cannot See, which actually was inspired by Incognito.
David Eagleman Lex Fridman Podcast · Aug 2020 Where and when it comes up
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a celebrated historical novel set during World War II that follows the lives of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France. On The Book Review, Pamela Paul celebrated the novel for continuously staying at the number one spot on the bestseller list, while Alexandra Alter and John Williams also highlighted its remarkable longevity as a top-selling hardcover fiction title. Greg Cowles frequently returned to the book's staggering run on the charts, noting at various points that it had maintained its prominent position for 65, 87, and eventually a full 52 weeks and beyond. Furthermore, Pamela Paul brought up the book when discussing titles that achieve massive crossover appeal and resonate strongly with book clubs and diverse reading groups alike. On Never Enough, Andrew Wilkinson recommended the novel to listeners who appreciated complex storytelling, noting how much he loved the reading experience. Similarly, Mark Manson mentioned on The Tim Ferriss Show that he found the bestselling novel to be fantastic. Reviewers and guests across multiple platforms repeatedly returned to Doerr's work to illustrate the rare kind of literary phenomenon that commands both intense critical acclaim and unprecedented commercial success over extended periods.
Every mention
Pamela Paul before we go to non-fiction can we just pause for a moment to be happy about the fact that continuing at nu… 2
“before we go to non-fiction can we just pause for a moment to be happy about the fact that continuing at number one is Anthony Do's novel all the light we cannot see”
“you didn't even talk about Anthony do and then Michael Connelly before we get to Jody Pico and um has found a big audience you know I'm not saying that women don't read Thrillers and certainly I know that um Stephen King has a lot of women fans but Anthony do probably even more”
Andrew Wilkinson if you like that you'd like um all the light you cannot see I love that amazing 1
“if you like that you'd like um all the light you cannot see I love that amazing”
Mark Manson All the Light You Cannot See was fantastic. 1
“All the Light You Cannot See was fantastic.”
David Eagleman uh anthony door wrote a book called all the light we cannot see which actually uh was inspired by incognito… 2
“uh anthony door wrote a book called all the light we cannot see which actually uh was inspired by incognito by exactly what we were talking about earlier about how you can only see a little bit of the what we call visible light in the electromagnetic radiation”
“anthony door wrote a book called all the light we cannot see which actually uh was inspired by incognito by exactly what we were talking about earlier”
Greg Cowles also interesting um Anthony Do's all the light we cannot see which of course has been on the list forever i… 2
“also interesting um Anthony Do's all the light we cannot see which of course has been on the list forever it's uh in its 87th week”
“and number three all the light we cannot see by Anthony which has now been on the list for 65 weeks”
John Williams um that remains on the hard cover fiction list at number four the other sort of really long-standing book o… 2
“um that remains on the hard cover fiction list at number four the other sort of really long-standing book on the hard cover fiction list is last year's big hit”
“on the fiction side it is Anthony Do's Unstoppable all the light we cannot see which still hangs in there at number 11 after 81 weeks on the list”
Alexandra Alter and that is all the light we cannot see by Anthony D which was on our top 10 which was on our top 10 1
“and that is all the light we cannot see by Anthony D which was on our top 10 which was on our top 10”
Shawn Levy there was a book i don't know if any of you read it called all the light we cannot see 1
“there was a book i don't know if any of you read it called all the light we cannot see”
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“you know there was a moment where all the light we cannot see was the one book everybody was talking about”
“every year there's one or two books that are unexpected bestsellers and they run out of stock one year it was all the light we cannot see”
“um with the caveat that I'm also the only human being in America who was immune to Anthony Do's book”
“of course Anthony do is still there after more than two years all the light we cannot see uh is at number 10”
“uh of course Anthony do is still there after more than two years”
“you know after previous years where we had The Goldfinch or Anthony dores all the light we cannot see there wasn't one mustre most discussed book of the year”
“all the light we cannot see still on there”
“I heard um also some books that are familiar from the bestseller list all of the light we cannot see the Anthony do”
“yes so the piters came out this week and I was familiar with the fiction winner as everyone will be Anthony dor is all the light we can see”