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I have read all of Khaled Hosseini's books, and I know this one disappointed some of his fans. In my opinion, And the Mountains Echoed is a reflection of Hosseini's maturity as an author.
Partially set in Afghanistan, this novel follows the lives of family members that are separated. The background stories are touching - but not the kind of gripping rip-your-heart-out stories that Hosseini related in his earlier novels. Here the author takes the theme of familial connection and the way it helps d ...more
Partially set in Afghanistan, this novel follows the lives of family members that are separated. The background stories are touching - but not the kind of gripping rip-your-heart-out stories that Hosseini related in his earlier novels. Here the author takes the theme of familial connection and the way it helps d ...more
I read this book at exactly the wrong time. Or maybe it was exactly the right time. My grandfather was moving rapidly from home to a hospital to a nursing home to a hospice. This book is all about injury and death and relationships, and it hit way too close to home for me.
It was kind of pretty and it was well written, but mostly it just struck me as sad. These realistic books just don't do it for me right now—i read these days to escape reality, not to be confronted by it. I did appreciate the ...more
It was kind of pretty and it was well written, but mostly it just struck me as sad. These realistic books just don't do it for me right now—i read these days to escape reality, not to be confronted by it. I did appreciate the ...more
“All good things in life are fragile and easily lost”
Khaled Hosseini is a gifted storyteller. In this around the world reading challenge, I've read all 3 of his books and have learned & loved things about Afghanistan and Pakistan and beyond. His words have the power to not just craft a beautiful story, but stir emotions as well. I will probably read everything this man writes.
And the Mountains Echoed had a different feel than his first two. The storyline jumped decades and continents. It follo ...more
Khaled Hosseini is a gifted storyteller. In this around the world reading challenge, I've read all 3 of his books and have learned & loved things about Afghanistan and Pakistan and beyond. His words have the power to not just craft a beautiful story, but stir emotions as well. I will probably read everything this man writes.
And the Mountains Echoed had a different feel than his first two. The storyline jumped decades and continents. It follo ...more
This books started like a folk tale. In the end it was an intricate web of history of the family it was about. It became a touching story of the importance of family no matter the distance between members. It was definitely a good read, touching, such a great example of what family should be.
I liked both his previous books (The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns), and thought this book started out OK, but after that it got pretty boring. It read more like a bunch of unrelated short stories with too many people in them. I assume there is some connection between all of them after chapter 3 or 4, because that's where I gave up and quit. I also didn't see the point of the time jumps (1940s to 2000s back to 19 something..).
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