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A review by sadiaa
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
emotional
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Khaled hosseini is one of my favourite authors, I have read everything he's put out. He masterfully creates emotional stories that put the Afghan people at the forefront, showing us their culture and ways of life.
I love that the book had multiple povs, I found each story engaging. However I found that there were almost too many different stories intersecting, anytime a pov started I would get into it and then suddenly the pov changed and we don't get to hear about what happens next. I was listening to the audiobook and when the povs changed, I found myself listening and trying to figure out who's pov it was. Took me out of the story a little.
The ending is bittersweet,Abdullah and Paris find each other, but Abdullah has succumbed to dementia and doesn't recognise her
I love that the book had multiple povs, I found each story engaging. However I found that there were almost too many different stories intersecting, anytime a pov started I would get into it and then suddenly the pov changed and we don't get to hear about what happens next. I was listening to the audiobook and when the povs changed, I found myself listening and trying to figure out who's pov it was. Took me out of the story a little.
The ending is bittersweet,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism