A review by jennierickson13
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

4.0

I don’t quite know how to rate this book, but one thing is for sure—Khaled Hosseini is a wonderful storyteller and phenomenal writer. The structure of this book was…different. It certainly wasn’t bad, but it felt kind of, I don’t know, difficult at times. I enjoy multi-POV stories in general but sometimes struggle with multi-timeline stories. I found myself struggling to find my footing at the beginning of most sections and had to work to ground myself in the characters, settings, and timelines. Each chapter/section almost felt as if it was a completely new story, and maybe it was meant to feel that way. It just took me a while to get my bearings each time. I almost felt like I needed to take notes to keep the connections straight. Even so, I found myself in awe of Hosseini’s beautiful writing (not surprising, based on his other books), and I enjoyed seeing how the different characters’ lives intertwined and how the actions of one generation had a ripple effect into the lives of future generations.