I'm not really sure what to make of this book. For me, it's actually more like 2.9 stars. While I thoroughly enjoyed the stories (though really pissed that (view spoiler)[Marie-Laure did not find her father... that just seemed weird that the author didn't really conclude that part of the story... just left it hanging (hide spoiler)]) and how they all tied together. But there was just WAY too much description. I don't know if was because the author was trying to get at what it would be like for someone with a blind child and describing things to them or what but it was just way to descriptive about things. Also (view spoiler)[I was not really a fan of the ending because it was abrupt and all of a sudden bringing Jutta back in into the narrative? it was weird (hide spoiler)]... So I was really underwhelmed about this... and honestly do not get what people are fawning over. It was okay but I think the stories could have been better written. 
 I also find it interesting that this is the second Goodreads award winner that I found did not live up to the hype (the other was The Light Between Oceans).