And the Mountains Echoed

Beautiful. A lesson to be learned about leaving things that should be said or done until they are too late. Heartbreaking.

Hosseini's 3rd book and I'm an official fan. I guess I thought the first two could be flukes (no I didn't, they were wonderful).

I wasn't entirely sure where this one was going. We started out with a fable, then went into the journey of little Pari and her big brother, Abdullah. They are with their father, walking to Kabul from their little village to meet with their uncle Nabi. It's not like I would give anything away by saying more, but I would...read more

I loved this book and how each chapter was a story itself that tied to the other with such understanding and love. As the chapters start to feel long winded and you lose sight on the purpose, it all ties together to the characters before. I loved it how it displayed the relationship between family that was so relatable and heart warming but not the typical perfect scenario. Definitely worth the read but you would have to dedicate yourself to each...read more

This book was definitely different from his other two; much more introspective. I liked the different points of view and he did a good job of weaving a common theme of complex family relationships across so many characters, time frames, and settings. While families are complicated and conflicted, there is always an underlying bond that can't be severed.

The only reason I didn’t rate this a ten is because it kind of drew out in the middle a bit, so I had to push through. But absolutely beautiful. This is the third book I’ve read by Khalid Hosseini and I’ve cried each and every time. He has such a way with words…READ IT, and read his other books as well:)))