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And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed | Khaled Hosseini
An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else.Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Timesbestselling 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 globefrom Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinosthe story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.
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LisaLovesToRead
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Pickpick

His novels read like poetry. He has a great way with words.

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Jolynne
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Pickpick

The family story of Abdullah and Pari was the best part of this book.

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Blueberry
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Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 🤗 2y
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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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Hosseini is a masterful storyteller, and I enjoyed this generation-spanning family saga. However, this did not have the emotional impact on me that his first two novels did. I found myself really invested in a particular story only to be forced to set it aside and move on to the next vignette and a new cast of characters. It made for a bit of reading whiplash. Still, fans of Hosseini will be happy to have their heartstrings tugged once more. 3⭐️

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Bklover
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I loved the tagged book so much! I remember I didn‘t want it to end. ❤️

#alphabetgame
#letterA

Want to play, anybody? Jump in!

Amiable I love all of his books! 2y
Bklover @Amiable I do too! I wish there were more of them! 2y
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LatrelWhite
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📚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.

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NovelNancyM
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“The moment is brief, barely enough for a flutter of the pulse but long enough for her illusory self to catch up with the reality of the woman gazing back from the shopwindow. It is a little devastating. This is what aging is, she thinks as she follows Isabelle into the store, these random unking moments that catch you when you least expect them“ (231).

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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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My #bookspin list for March! I am a little behind on my #bookspin and #doublespin reading, but hoping the longer month gives me a chance to catch up. 😀

TheLudicReader Some great books on that list 3y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @TheLudicReader Thank you! Excited for this month‘s picks! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Texreader
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Ebook on sale today. Works for #readingasia2021 or #foodandlit2022 for #afghanistan

GingerAntics Just got this for $1.99 on Apple Books, too. The Kite Runner was so good, I‘ve been keeping an eye out for a sale on this one. 3y
ValentinaV It‘s an amazing book 📕 another one to watch for by him is ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns‘. 3y
Librarybelle Thanks for posting! 3y
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yvil
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A bittersweet story filled with so many little gems of wisdom and perspective. Hosseini brings these stories and emotions to life in the intricately woven lives of all of the characters. dec2021

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mohabben
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This book was quite sad the entire time, so it was hard to read because of that. Besides that, I did enjoy it, and I'm a big fan of Hosseini's writing.

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Dalaine
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This was a good book but it took me longer than I expected to finish it. It didn't draw me in and I'm not sure why.
The story is beautifully written - he is a fantastic storyteller. It takes you all over the world, from Afghanistan to France, USA to Greece. It explores so much - so many aspects of human nature and the history.
It was a good read and it had an unsettling but satisfying ending.

IuliaC I enjoyed this one too 👍 3y
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thevagabondlawyer
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Mehso-so

Glad to have read this book, And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, that had been on my radar for quite some time after reading his two remarkable and succesful novels, The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Although, I loved those two books, And The Mountains Echoed was my least favorite. It was a little disorienting and there was a feeling of inadequacy right towards the end. 👇

thevagabondlawyer The story had not come full circle as I thought it would be. There were plot lines and characters that I thought were not necessary or did not really matter. The concept of this book was really good but the execution was not what I expected or at least what I hoped to be at par with his other acclaimed books. I hope to read Khaled's future novels. Please write again Mr. Hosseini. 😊👏 3y
MsMelissa I completely agree with this. 3y
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Hooked_on_books
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Bailedbailed

For some reason, Hosseini‘s books have never appealed to me. But I ended up with a copy of one at some point, so I thought I‘d give it a try for my #Afghanistan book. It‘s not for me. I find I‘m not at all invested, so I‘m moving on. I have other options on my shelves!

#ReadingAsia2021

BarbaraBB I see what you mean and recognize it but I was blown away by his graphic novel 3y
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Eggs
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choice!! 3y
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙👍🏼❤️ 3y
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Yahui07
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Have had this book for a while and finally got a chance to read it.
Over all,I gave it 4 stars out of 5.
I like all of this book except for the last two chapters which I felt a bit dragging.

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squirrelbrain
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When you match your purple gin spritz (damson and blackberry) to your book!

This was a lovely book, set partly in #afghanistan. Whilst there were difficult parts it was a much easier read than either A Thousand Splendid Suns or The Kite Runner. It is a sweeping tale of families across more than 60 years - I couldn‘t put it down as I really wanted to find out what happened and who was linked to whom.

#readingasia2021

LeahBergen That spritz sounds good! 3y
TrishB Great- not got to this one yet so I‘ll look forward to it. 3y
Cathythoughts All looks good ❤️ 3y
Librarybelle I‘ve not read this one by him yet! 3y
Caroline2 Sounds good, stacked. 👍 3y
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Messiejessie
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Lovely!!
Hosseini is such a good storyteller. I enjoyed following all of the different, intersecting storylines in this book.
What‘s so good about his writing is the way he is able to mirror life and people in all of their imperfection, messiness and beauty. He manages to find the poetry within the everyday.
The way things in life turn out or the way sometimes they don‘t, and how we find and make our peace with that.

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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Pickpick

This was my first Khaled Hosseini and I loved it. I loved the different story strands and though I wish I could have followed them all to their conclusions, incompleteness and messiness in storytelling have always appealed to me as true to life. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.”

#Mountains
#LitsySpringBreak 📚

TheKidUpstairs ❤📚🏔 4y
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S_Lynn_Smith
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Pickpick

I‘ve enjoyed all of Khaled Hosseini‘s books and his ability to story tell. I enjoy the way he demonstrates the realness of Afghan culture through his stories, depicting the struggles, the loss, the change, and the silver lining. This book in particular, is like reading 7 stories all in one. He so eloquently tells the story of multiple characters and ties them together into a beautiful story of hope.

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SaniyyahK
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I love him him as a storyteller! I know I won‘t be able to put down his book when I start it. The characters each have their own storyline and they come together at different stages of life. You have compassion and even anger for some of them. Too much to unfold in one post, just read his work!

Shamzi I choked at the the ending, it was wonderful!!! 4y
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squirrelbrain
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Here‘s my ‘off-the-shelf‘ pile for #readingasia2021. There‘s not as many as it seems, as there are two for Sri Lanka and I‘ll only choose one. (And two for Japan too)

The top one is Reading Lolita in Tehran. I also have a few on Kindle, including Ocean Vuong, Kim IlYoung Born 1982 and The Girl with 7 Names.

#mummysquirrel also has 5 or 6 for me and my library has *the best* travel writing section that I‘ll visit once they re-open.

Amiable I adored “A Suitable Boy” and “And the Mountains Echoed” —great reads! 4y
Caroline2 Wow!! That boy one is hugggeeeeeeee!! 😆 4y
Librarybelle That reminds me that I recently bought a copy of Reading Lolita in Tehran...love that stack! 4y
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squirrelbrain I‘m not sure if I‘ll read A Suitable Boy for this challenge @Amiable @Caroline2 - it‘s a bit of a chunkster! 4y
Hooked_on_books I think we may have our work cut out for us on Asia! But that‘s what makes it a good challenge. I‘m not quite done going through mine, but I have a lot more than I expected. I even found one for Bhutan! 🥳 4y
BarbaraBB Thanks for posting! I made a screenshot. Like @Amiable I loved A Suitable Boy! 4y
BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books To my surprise I have a book for Bhutan too, what‘s yours? 4y
Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB That one looks interesting. The one I have looks like a similar idea, only I suspect it could be used for any of the Himalayan countries 4y
Hooked_on_books And if either of you are looking for a Mongolia book, Helen and @BarbaraBB , I read this one this year and I really liked it. It follows lots of tangents but in a good way, with everything pulled together well. 4y
BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books Thanks! Suggestions like these are very welcome‘ 4y
squirrelbrain Great ideas @Hooked_on_books - thank you! 4y
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MallenNC
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Khaled Hosseini did a book event at the college where I work when the tagged book came out. Our photographer took this picture.

I‘ve gotten to see lots of great authors at these book events, including Louise Penny, whose books I‘d never read until then, Erik Larsen, Pat Conroy, and Ann Patchett, to name just a few. I always volunteer to help with these and I hope we‘re able to hold events again sometime in the future! #AugustAuthors

OriginalCyn620 Very cool! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That‘s so awesome!! 4y
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litznbooks
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This book is sitting on my tbr pile since forever. 😬
I am so guilty of not reading this book after I bought it on sale last year. Maybe before this quarantine ends, I get to say READ!

Working at home is really eating my reading time. Extended working hours 😔. Who else is having the same dillema? 😬

Reecaspieces Someone actually told me this yesterday. Jealous of you being able to work at home...but not an issue I wish to have. 4y
litznbooks Oh no! I hope you are keeping yourself safe. Take care.❤ 4y
TrishB Yes, same. Working day very extended working from home! 4y
litznbooks @TrishB I get you. 😔 4y
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TheRiehlDeal
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Bailedbailed

This is a bail for me. There doesn't seem to be anything going on 30 pages in. Plus, the dialogue is kind of meh. I don't find myself invested in the characters. Although I really liked A Thousand Splendid Suns, I can't say the same for this, unfortunately. Hopefully, if he writes another book, it'll be better than this.



#UnpopularOpinion #HistoricalFiction #KhaledHosseini

MsMelissa I loved Hosseini‘s first two novels, but this one was only a so-so for me. Honestly, I don‘t think you are missing anything by bailing. 4y
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TheRiehlDeal
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Going to start this. I've decided that I'm going to read other books alongside the GOT books just so that I'm not spending all my time on one book.
I really liked A Thousand Splendid Suns, so I have high hopes for this.

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Eggs
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On sale $1.99 !!! If you haven‘t read Hosseini —so good

SaniyyahK I am so excited to read this one! I absolutely LOVED A Thousand Splendid Suns! 4y
TheBookHippie Wonderful!!! It‘s sooooo good!!! 4y
Cosmos_Moon_River I‘ve read all of his books. I love them! 4y
TheRiehlDeal I've yet to read the Kite Runner. I did read ATSS back in 9th grade and really liked it. Thanks for the post! I just might go and buy it. 😉 4y
Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira Read TKR around 10 years ago, it still in my 💚 I 😭 so much! 4y
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Ladygodiva7
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Next book!

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“They say, Find a purpose in your life and live it. But, sometimes, it is only after you have lived that you recognize your life had a purpose, and likely one you never had in mind.“

#Mountains
#MagicalMay

Suet624 I‘m starting to feel that way. 4y
DieAReader I‘ve often wondered this about myself. 🧐🥺 4y
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Eggs Great thought and I ponder this a lot... 4y
Eggs The lilies !!!!!! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs they are finally blooming!! 🌸🌸🌸 4y
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Kaylamburson
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#ISpy book with mountains on the cover. Thanks for the tag, @Eggs

I challenge @mrozzz @swishandflick and @MrBook to find a book with a silhouette on the cover.

Eggs You‘re most welcome 🙏🏻 5y
MrBook Ooh, nice! Hoping you and your loved ones are well, @Kaylamburson ! 🤗 5y
Kaylamburson Thanks @MrBook , I'm hanging in there. How about you? 5y
MrBook @Kaylamburson , I am too. 🙂 5y
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EadieB
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#ISpy #MountainOnCover

These are books with mountains ⛰ on the cover that I have read and enjoyed.

@Andrew65 Thanks for the tag!

@Cupcake12 @Kati15 @MrBook @Crewgurl Hope you can play and post a book with a mountain on the cover.

Andrew65 Great choices 👏👏👏 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 Thanks! 5y
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Nikki_E
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“I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.”
― Khaled Hosseini, And the Mountains Echoed

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Mshookquilts
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More like a series of short stories. Well written and captivating, but I personally found it to be dark. Made it hard to listen to in these times of stress.

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Texreader
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Smallblackfluff
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I love the stories within a story, the narratives from different perspectives, how a single narrative thread runs the course of the novel, yet does not drown the voices of the other characters but uplifts them. And amidst the cacophony of voices, a single verse from a Rumi poem lingers quietly in the background, “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I‘ll meet you there.”

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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Mehso-so

I wanted to know more about Abdullah, Pari (sister), and Pari (daughter), but I kind of felt like there were ramblings on about other characters like Markos. I love Khaled Hosseini's writing style, but the plot fell flat for me.

Shamzi Not his best work, story kept stretching with focus on not so interesting characters!! 5y
WorldsOkayestStepMom @Shamzi I definitely agree!! 5y
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bookaholic1
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Bailedbailed

This will be my second time trying this book, this time was in audio form, and I just can't see no rhyme or reason to this book, so bail it is

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This was not my favorite 😫 5y
bookaholic1 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I have read the kite runner❤❤, haven't read A thousand Splendid Suns, I own it and have heard good things about it. Hoping that it is good🤞🤞 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @bookaholic1 it is!!! It wrecked me 💔💔😭😭 5y
bookaholic1 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Now you have my curiosity, will probably read it after I'm done with the books I'm reading 👍👍 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @bookaholic1 yay!!! I just sat there and sobbed at the end!! 😭😭 5y
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ladygrey
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A must read. I love everything Khaled Hosseini.

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Emilymdxn
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I really liked this book but couldn‘t help compare it to the other Hosseini novel I‘ve read (thousand splendid suns) which I preferred. This was definitely a pick, but I found it hard to understand how the overall plot hung together so I thought of it more as a series of loosely connected different scenes. Maybe in print I‘d have kept the characters straighter in my head.

#wintergames #merryreaders #tbrread @Clwojick @StayCurious

KathyWheeler A Thousand Splendid Suns is my favorite. 5y
Clwojick 16 pt. 5y
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Ubookquitous
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Mehso-so

2019 #2 -- not my favorite Hosseini novel. The structure failed to consistently reveal and move the story and felt unfocused too often. There were moments that engaged me, then moments where I was disconnected from the story. I don't feel I wasted time on it, but the book left me untouched.

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BookWorm_89
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Hosseini stole my heart with his first two books, so I had high expectations for this one. It did not disappoint. From the very first pages, my heart was in it. Fully engaged in this web of characters from beginning to end, I read this book cover to cover in three days. Beautiful language, deep levels of imagery, the darkest and most beautiful parts of the human experience - all wrapped up into this amazing novel.

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AshleyC816
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Pickpick

Such a sad story! A man makes the choice to try and save his family and it has consequences for generations. Told from many different perspectives. Definitely a tear jerker!

brit91 💖🐶 5y
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Cinfhen
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#SoaringScores #MistyMountains It‘s been a long time since I read this book, I honestly don‘t remember much😬but I‘m sure tears were shed, it‘s a Hosseini novel so that seems like a given😜 I wish he‘d write a new adult novel already!!!!

TrishB Just about to do this one 😁😁 5y
CrowCAH I haven‘t read any of his books. 5y
Cinfhen You MUST remedy that @CrowCAH I recently reread via audio this book and it was so good. Narrator was fantastic and story is heartbreaking 👉🏽 5y
CrowCAH @Cinfhen I‘ll keep him in mind. 5y
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MrsMalaprop
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This was wonderful. Epic, beautiful but very accessible. Storytelling that hooked me in from the beginning.

I‘ve read all three of Hosseini‘s novels and reckon he might just be a #mustreadauthor for me.

RachelAmphlett I haven‘t read that one yet, but must - I‘ve devoured his other books. 5y
Freespirit Loved his other books..stacked...it sounds great too!🤗 5y
Jeg I have it from the library but waiting a bit before I read it! 😊. Glad you liked it . 5y
MrsMalaprop @jeg I would have preferred to wait until closer to our meeting, but I‘ll be in Bali just before, where I may not get it finished! 5y
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MrsMalaprop
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I am loving this book so much. Just what I needed to get lost in. 🙏😍

#currentlyreading