And the Mountains Echoed

By: Khaled Hosseini

Narrated by: Khaled Hosseini, Navid Negahban, Shohreh Aghdashloo

Length: 14 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

On May 21, 2013, the new novel from Khaled Hosseini: an unforgettable story about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else.

Khaled Hosseini, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each passing minute.

©2013 Khaled Hosseini (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Good, but not as strong as his 1st 2 books

Enjoyed this, but it wasn't as captivating as the Kite Runner or a Thousand Splendid Suns. I would still recommend it though.

brilliance again

I am a devoted fan of this author and pre-ordered this book. Hosseini can capture love and heartbreak and bittersweetness in a story like no one else. This dear story is about sibling love and loss. Beautifully accented voices do the narration, voices that make you listen a little closer, draw in, and feel what is being said in a nearly tactile way. The story is rich and layered and satisfying. Hosseini doesn't give the ending that you want, he gives the ending that you know in your bones is true to life. He has given us another masterful story.

Good, but not even close to Kite Runner

What did you love best about And the Mountains Echoed?

When I listened to Kite Runner, it blew me away. A Thousand Splendid Suns was a big disappointment, this book is better but not even close to Hosseini's first book. It's a very heart wrenching story of a family torn apart leading the listener to anticipate some kind of triumphant reunion or redemption to tie everything together, but it ends with a lot of loose ends. The story jumps from character to character as frequently as it jumps narrators. I agree with the other reviewers that switching of narrators is very distracting. I loved listening to the author's voice and accent. I was hoping that at least, they would take turns, but after the first chapter, the rest of the book is read by the other narrators with very thick, hard to understand accents. Perhaps the book might have made a better impression on me if I had read it instead of listening to it.

What other book might you compare And the Mountains Echoed to and why?

Kite Runner. It was written by the same author and is a much better story.

Would you listen to another book narrated by the narrators?

No

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Across the generations and across continents comes an epic story by the author of the Kite Runner.

Tender and Moving

Our lives are entwined in ways we don't always expect. We all touch each other. This is the story of And the Mountains Echoed. It is a universal theme told masterfully in each chapter. The narration is well-done and adds to the feel of the story.

My third bood to listen to by this author

This author takes you on a journey of the human mind, he uses the Middle East as his back drop. This time it is outsiders of the country as well as the insiders who are participants of this story. Of people who escape to Europe, of the bonds to the East. I love listening to this author, so well narrated. So much can be learned of lives of people who spend much time together, of times changing, of picking up the pieces. It is a book that, as the others, takes you away and immerses you from day to day life. Well worth the listen.

Beautiful

beautifully painted with vivid smells, colours and love. Cleverly woven stories, knitting together towards the end. Enhanced by the authors reading.

Not As Good As First Two Books

After reading the first two books, I expected this one to be as spectacular. It was very disappointing for that reason. The story was long, drawn out, a bit confusing, and not very compelling. The narration was hard to understand because of the accent of the narrator. I may get the written work to see what I could not understand with the narration.

Full of love and feeling

I liked how the characters branched out and the way things were sorted.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in differing cultures.

This will be one of my forever favorites as I found it totally engaging, made me smile, cry, think.

Heartbreaking and beautiful

Khaled so artfully describes inward emotions and fully flleshes out his characters. They are so real you can almost touch them. I did have a hard time following some of the stories when the chronogical timeline skipped around. The last chapter hit me so hard I was a wreck for the rest of the day, having recently been through a family members struggle with dementia. This author has a gift for hitting you in the feels.

This book will haunt you....

I got this book because I I love and respect Hosseini's works. Like his other books, this book takes the reader on deeply wonderful journey of complex characters with poignant stories that stays with the reader for a long time. I had to listen to the book a second time to fill in some of what I missed the first time. Hosseini's characters are always well fleshed out and the details in his stories are so intricately textured.This book underscores how as human beings we make decisions because in the moment we feel these decisions are the best given the circumstances. Many times, however, these decisions change the courses of lives and even those of subsequent generations. The narrators did not detract from the story for me. Rather, they gave the story more credibility and their voices seemed "right to me." This author has me for life! If he scribbles on a paper napkin I will be reading it! If you like Hosseini's other books you may love this even more! Go ahead and get it, I promise this one will haunt your soul.