And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini
Taste attributes: dramafamilyhistoricalslowheavyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA moving, slow-burning novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters.
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- Author
- Khaled Hosseini
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 430
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