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And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

9 reviews

cato_o's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

lesejaguar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Suicide, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cultbyproxy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The rope that pulls you from the flood can become a noose around your neck. 

and the mountains echoed tells the story of several families, all connected by afghanistan, over a period of 50 years. it starts with a folktale which can be seen as an allegory to the ways in which the lives of our characters will unfold. from the small fictional village of shadbagh, the lives of abdullah and pari unfold and spill into the lives of those as near as pakistan and as far as france and the united states. it is a story of descent, a story of effect and consequence, and ultimately a story of family (both the one we choose and the one we don’t). steeped in culture, i felt invited into a home unlike my own and made to feel welcome. enjoying the delicacies, language and customs unaccustomed to me. as a guest, i began my education, and as a friend i concluded it. 

yes, this is the story of brother and sister, of parent and child, but it is so much more. it is love, and loss, and secrets, and friendship, and the attempt to reconcile the holes in our hearts that grow wider, and deeper, with age and experience. 

the characters were slightly disjointed to me in the beginning, with an array of characters that probably required a mind map to keep up with how each one is connected to the other. the ever-changing POVs make it a little difficult to really sink into each character; however, as the chapters continue they become more established and easier to decipher. 

overall, definitely something to add to my frequently forgotten favourites list. 

Out beyond ideas
of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field.
I’ll meet you there.
- Jelaluddin Rumi, 13th Century

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, and War

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

karwc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One of the best writers of our time. This book is poetry because of Hosseini’s beautiful style of writing. It will tear your heart in half like The Kite Runner did.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

schnarlie's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Murder, and War

Minor: Cancer and Physical abuse

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I’m always happy to pick up a Khalid Hosseini novel and I’m glad to say I loved this one as well BUT it just fell flat for me compared to the kite runner and a thousand splendid suns 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

odyssia's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A brilliantly crafted book, drawing together different strands to build a story with two siblings from Afghanistan at its core. I found every strand interesting in isolation and each helped to understand a different aspect of the whole story, including the reasons behind certain characters' actions and mentalities. Moving without being excessively tragic with little flourishes that added tenderness.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

abominablesnowaro's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

shoohoob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The first half of the book? Immaculate, stunning, heart breaking, beautifully written. 

The second half? a little slower and harder to push through. Most of it is building characters while the first half is plot. I found it a bit hard to read at times. 

All in all? Khaled Hosseini could write a grocery list and I would eat it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Kidnapping, and War

Minor: Cancer and Sexual content