Reviews tagging 'Violence'

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

6 reviews

karlin0336's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.5

I really struggled to finish this book.  The book only had nine chapters, but they were VERY long, and most were about completely different characters (I was initially under the impression that we would follow the brother and sister the whole time, and I really didn't care for any of the other POV characters).  I ended up kinda confused about what was going on (since we kept jumping around) and what the point was supposed to be.  The last chapter was still very sad, though.

Wish I could've rated this one higher, but it just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Violence

forgetmenotsareflowers's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Confusing, read when you have energy to think

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence

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

miamcmillan's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

i started crying at page 54 and then i just couldn’t stop everything hosseini writes is utterly beautiful. i loved all the stories and how they wove into one another, i loved the exploration of youth and age and family and love. i can’t get over the way everything intertwines i feel like i’ve been given a gift but i’ve also been devastated.

the bit with adel was so well done but i feel is slightly lost just because of the magnitude of the main stories like you read it from the child’s perspective but you recognise the truth that his father’s a war criminal and his acceptance of his own acceptance of it if that makes sense it was absolutely agonising

i loved everything about it i feel like rereading it again immediately i just can’t stop thinking about it. just amazing and sensitive and brutal and everything under the sun i want to say thank u to khaled hosseini for writing this book tbh <3 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, and War