You've convinced me, I'll give it a whirl :)

I loved this book too - definitely a favorite of the year for me as well. If you are fangirling, Doerr did a great interview in the Huffington Post a while ago that will make you love him more. I have a link on my review here: http://kathyannecowie.booklikes.com/post/946470/all-the-light-we-cannot-see