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

captivating

After the Kite Runner I was anxious to read another of Hosseini's books. I cannot begin to describe the pictures he paints with words or summing up in one or two sentences the feelings and depth of soul he gives to a character. I wish I could have written them down (I listen when I'm driving). One of the characters has Alzheimer's and he writes a note which is found after his death. It says something to the effect "I'm about the drown, and it's going to take a long time". Or the beautiful "goodnight" of a father to daughter where he circles his finger around her head to draw out the "bad dreams' and puts them in an invisible sack and then runs his finger around again to give her good dreams. These characters are real and become your friends who you care for, and cry and laugh with. Set in Afghanistan, and following the characters from 1940 to 2010 the background and the history of this beautiful country and the people are brought to life. The stories don't seem to have any relationship to each other but then the intertwining of the lives from Paris, Afghanistan, Greece, and San Francisco coalesce through the generations. The book is narrated by the Author and his Afghani accent only further brings the characters, and country to life.

good but not great

it wasn't the kite runner which may be unfair. I actually thought there was one story to many

Wonderful

Beautiful story. I am normally interested in non fiction but thought I would give this a try. I was not disappointed! Now I want to check out Kite Flyer.

good book on human relationships

same as above title - listened to all books of khaled - like the author

Enjoyable.

Would you try another book from Khaled Hosseini and/or the narrators?

Yes, I would read more from him. I enjoyed both the Kite Runner and 1000 Splended Suns. This one was good, but not quite a match for either of them. I like this author.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I felt I knew how it was going to end up.

Did the narrators do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Yes. But, I had to listen very closely due to the accent.

Was And the Mountains Echoed worth the listening time?

Yes, of course.

what an incredible talent Khaled Hosseini

what an incredible talent Khaled Hosseini has for storytelling and weaving imagery color taste sound through each chapter.

You must listen to this incredible book.

Where does And the Mountains Echoed rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

By far one of the best

What did you like best about this story?

This is a book of stories. Each story is unique. I did not want to stop listening at the end of the day. I dreamed about the characters in these stories. I have read Hosseini's other books and I thoroughly enjoyed them. This book may be the best yet. The audio was wonderful but I would also like to read the hard copy.

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

I loved them all.

Any additional comments?

Please listen to book. It's worth every minute.

Good story, but bad performance

What did you like best about And the Mountains Echoed? What did you like least?

I liked the parallel stories that ran thoughout the book, but I thought they could have been tied together better at the end. Some were still left hanging.

How could the performance have been better?

In general I did not care for the three narrators of the book, but the female was by far the worst. Please give me narrators who can enunciate. It was difficult to listen to. It sounded as though she were drunk and slurring her words during most of her reading.

Do you think And the Mountains Echoed needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No thanks.

Any additional comments?

I almost returned the book, but I liked his other two books well enough I wanted to see where this would go. The narration was just horrible though.

Amazing story of love and family

Wow... this book took my breath away. I woke in the middle of the night to continue listening.

Awesome!

Big fan of his, I've read "The Kite Runner", "A Thousand Splendid Suns"and now this. I loved that the actors' voices matched the story, the plot and twists in the story and how the plot moves! Definitely a must read 💓