Reviews

Ja vuoret kaikuivat by Khaled Hosseini

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.

skimsdmb's review against another edition

3.0

As usual Hosseini weaves together an emotional novel filled with well-defined characters and a story that tugs on your heart strings. I liked it more than 1000 Splendid Suns but less than The Kite Runner. I wish the book was more ambitious, twice as long, and worked to connect all the storylines at the end instead of leaving quite a few hanging.

manadabomb's review against another edition

5.0

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, because I want you to take the same journey and weave through the story like I did.

Hosseini gives us an amazing story that, with the one act that happens in Kabul, pulls in so many other people in it's wake. I was astounded at the book's end and wistful that I could write like this someday. We're taken from Kabul to the US to France to Greece and all the stories are connected over a span of many decades.

Just beautiful.

hailthejessiah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

If I could rate it more than 5 ⭐️, I would.
Hosseini gets better and better with every novel. I loved the mosaic of narratives in this one, wondering how certain perspectives would thread together. The characters were so rich, the various settings breathtaking, and the plot all wound together so neatly. What I wouldn't give to read this book again for the first time!

caitkad's review against another edition

4.0

This book is lovely and wandering. I actually listened to the audiobook. The narrators are wonderfully accented giving the story an authentic and real feel.

lintasdiary's review against another edition

2.0

Didn’t like this much tbh.

janada59's review against another edition

3.0

I'll be honest, I didn't remember I had read this one before until I was more than halfway through. I love Khaled Hosseini as a storyteller, his writing grips me and evokes emotions in me that a lot of other books don't do. This book was enjoyable, and I'm glad I revisited it, but it doesn't resonate for me the way The Kite Runner, and A Thousand Splendid Suns did.

jessicamaywillock's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

Very emotional book - not at the standards of Hosseini’s others, yet it is still very emotive and thought-provoking. I like the Afghanistan focus, which is different to the Western-set novels that I generally read.