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Not as good as his first two books, in my opinion and a chunk of the middle could have been left out. A great summer holiday read and one that provided much discussion at book group. Not one that will change lives though I don't think.
Khaled Hosseini always writes such heartbreaking stories...I was afraid of reading this book because I knew it will wreck my heart and I won't be able to read another book for some days, but still I read this book and It was worth it.
Found this book interesting to read but kept forgetting who the characters were! Seemed rather disjointed at times. Still a good read though.
Too ambitious! Should have just stick with one main story line (Nabu--a gripping story! and so well written, too.) instead of having multiple sub plots that became so un-focus. Each plot is further bogged down by endless flashbacks. The whole book becomes unnecessarily long.Compared with the wonderful "The Kite Runner", and the "A Thousand Splendid Suns," this book is a bit of a downer.
And the Mountains Echoed had me weeping from the sheer beauty and tenderness of Hosseini’s story telling ability. I think it is his best one yet.
To my taste, the weakest of the three. It was really tough to read the first two (I even had to take a break from KH's books before this one), but (to my relief) this one was not as difficult on emotional level. However, while the first two were impossible to set aside, whereas the "...mountains echoed" is filled with a lot of unnecessary lengthy descriptions, which made it difficult not to lose attention, which sometimes made me think whether it was an attempt to earn more money on the franchis...
For a book that spans Afghanistan, France, Greece, San Francisco, it is not quite the Khaled I got used to in The Kite Runner or A Thousand Splendid Suns. He is even better. From the beginning to the end, he kept me spellbound and locked in. Especially because there is a sprinkle of predictability. I did not turn to pages ahead to sneak a preview. Rather I lived and breathed with each new character and enjoyed the splendid weaving of an epic story that spans three continents and three generation...
The first 50 pages were poetic. Then too many characters & scenarios to connect all the characters. Still love his writing .
The Plot A man named Abdullah in Afghanistan in 1952, brother cum parent of his sister Pari. Abdullah will do anything for her, even trading his only pair of shoes for a feather for her treasured collection. Each night hey sleep together in their cot, their limbs tangled.One day in Kabul his sister is deserted by his father to another family due to some financial crisis. And as they say sometimes a finger must be cut to save a hand.Lives of everyone take mysterious turn, Pari go to France with h...
Beautifully crafted story comprising of several interwoven tales and histories of a number of intriguing characters showing how lives can be altered indefinitely by both small and major acts. Like his other novels, the writing is, for the most part, exquisite and the parts of the novel set in Afghanistan contain breathtaking descriptions of the fragile beauty of a country that has spent so much of its history engaged in or on the brink of war.Overall, a super read with lots of ideas to give rise...
"Sometimes a finger must be cut to save the hand""They tell me I must wade into waters,where I will drown.Before I march in,I leave this on the shore for you.I pray you find it,sister, so you will know what was in my heart as I went under""I still had the luxary of forgetting "This book is not as amazing as the previous two books of hosseni but the story of pari & abdullah will definitely move your heart.
Intricately woven tale of love, loss, perseverance and how choices we make reverberate through the lives of generations to follow. One wonders about the missed opportunities that would have been Pari’s life had things not happened the way it did. She would probably never have had the opportunity of education and a full life if she stayed in the village. Good outcomes can still come from heartbreaking circumstances.
I really have mixed feelings about this one. After two of the most amazingly, heart-wrenching tales by the author, i did have high expectations from this one. But i am sad to say that it was not what i was expecting or wanting. The story is nicely written but the themes were just so hidden and blurry, also the flow of the book felt very forced and unnatural. But it can be a leisure summer read no doubt.
The story is about unbreakable bonds of love and finding one's lost self. The book is a good read, but not as good as the other works of the author (The Kite runner or A thousand splendid Suns). The main plot gets lost somewhere between the multiple subplots.
An outstanding story line whcih made me shed tears. #KhaledHosseini gave me an insight to the real life. The emotions like joy, surrow, guilt, regret and much more are beautifully touched and explained. Loved it from the first page to the last.
Don't get me wrong, I love Khaled Hosseini's books. Compared to his previous works, I did not enjoy this book. Too many perspectives led to the story being confusing. It also didn't give you enough time to get atatched to a character before they got killed off.
A beautiful and well written discription of Afghan society..
