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jen77's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
rebeccasreadingrambles's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my goodness. I cannot remember reading such a wonderful book. So emotional and beautiful and amazing. He did not let me down. What an amazing story tell, one of the very best. I smiled and teared up thought the book; I could not put it down. This novel will capture you completely. I love that the story was so different that his previous 2, but the emotions and writing is the same. Wonderful! I cannot stop gushing and will recommend this to EVERYONE!
balmtree's review against another edition
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Confusing switch in narration didnt understand til end all the connections. Some beautiful lines existed.
katrinanguyen's review against another edition
slow-paced
4.0
Didn’t like the beginning. Got really good in the middle. Ending dragged a bit too long
kayacaldera's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
remilauren's review against another edition
4.0
I'm at a loss of words to describe the feelings this book evoked in me.
There were so many characters with such detailed back stories that it got overwhelming at times. But the beauty of this book lies in its people. There isn't a straight forward plot or a purpose to be achieved.
You weave through the lives of each character, sometimes directly, while at times through their relations. Every time you finish a story though, you come to realize these are normal people, someone who could very well exist in real life. They have made their fair share of mistakes, but nothing was done out of spite, it's all a part of human nature.
You feel for these people, at their sufferings, their intent to set every thing right, their regrets but alas, not everything can be fixed now, can it? They learn to accept life as it is and somehow that heals a little something inside you, the reader.
I enjoyed this book as I've never read something like this before. People who read books for a direct plot might not exactly love this. I myself had a hard time adapting to it. But those that read for characters, these are going to stay with you.
There were so many characters with such detailed back stories that it got overwhelming at times. But the beauty of this book lies in its people. There isn't a straight forward plot or a purpose to be achieved.
You weave through the lives of each character, sometimes directly, while at times through their relations. Every time you finish a story though, you come to realize these are normal people, someone who could very well exist in real life. They have made their fair share of mistakes, but nothing was done out of spite, it's all a part of human nature.
You feel for these people, at their sufferings, their intent to set every thing right, their regrets but alas, not everything can be fixed now, can it? They learn to accept life as it is and somehow that heals a little something inside you, the reader.
I enjoyed this book as I've never read something like this before. People who read books for a direct plot might not exactly love this. I myself had a hard time adapting to it. But those that read for characters, these are going to stay with you.
everydayweekends's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
zainab3's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
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
yoorazan's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
tamracielle's review against another edition
5.0
I did not think it was possible for Khaled Hosseini to maintain the same quality of writing in his third book that he exhibited in The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns (my favorite). I was wrong. Does this man ever write anything that is less than stellar? As evidenced by And the Mountains Echoed, the answer is no. The format of this book, however, is very different from his first two. When I read the book jacket and saw that this would be yet another tale of love, loss, and heartbreak, I thought, “Am I up for this? Can I deal with the sadness?” But Hosseini, sly devil, draws you in from the first page, gently, with a wonderfully engaging bedtime story told by a father to his children. And once you are completely captivated, he switches gears, changes narrators, and starts telling what seems to be a totally different story. And he does this not once, but many times. And each time you say, no, I like the story you were telling before. But each time, he gets you, again, and you care about the new characters just as much. And you realize that each story and each narrator is linked somehow to the characters of all the stories that proceed it, and before you know it, an epic tale has unfolded, spanning over 60 years. And the tale is of course heart-breaking and life-affirming all at once, and you are sorry to see it end. Curse you Khaled Hosseini, you got me again.