A gorgeously written book that is entertaining and brilliant, All the Light We Cannot See took my breath away. 
 What's amazing about this book is how small, seemingly nonessential details contained in these almost vignette like chapters culminate at the book's ending into an encounter between the two main characters. True to Doerr's goal, you'll eventually see the hidden stories contained within the larger narrative. 
 And even if the story or the characters don't keep you immersed, Doerr's prose is emphatic and beautiful and engaging in a unique way, whether he's capturing the natural beauty of the sea, or re-imagining the physical world of a blind girl, or capturing the heartache of children growing up amidst war. 
 This book has some serious heart and soul, and is one of the few books in recent memory that has lived up to its stellar reputation.