review of And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
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Engels
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VWO / Gymnasium
Book
And the Mountains Echoed
this document is a book report/book review of the book and the mountains echoed. it's a 405 word review with a start about the writer then a short summary then I'll talk about the style and I've included quotes from the book with my own thoughts at the end
May we meet again
A review of And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
And The Mountains Echoed is Khaled give up his little daughter Pari to the
Hosseini s third novel. Khaled lives in Wahdati couple who are childless, not
Northern California and was born in only because he will get money in
Kabul, Afghanistan. His books have return, but he believes that this would
sold over 37 million copies in more be the best for his daughter as well.
than sixty countries.
And The Mountains Echoed is a very
“It's a funny thing... but people emotional and heart-breaking book
mostly have it backward. They think that brings the reader in tears. It
they live by what they want. But shows the importance of family and
really, what guides them is what siblinghood, where love never ends.
they're afraid of. What they don't
want.” (p 390) And The Mountains Echoed is
beautifully written in a captivating
The story begins with Saboor and his way, that makes the reader care and
two children taking a trip to Kabul to connect with the characters to the
the Wahdati family where his brother point where the reader start feeling
Nabi works. The children follow their what they feel and wanting the
father to Kabul, not knowing that this siblings Abdullah and Pari to meet
journey is a beginning of a again. Each chapter is told in a
heartbreak, that will last forever. The different character s point of view,
children; Abdullah and Pari are so which makes the book more
close to each other. After their mum interesting, because you get to read
died giving birth to Pari, Abdullah each character s feelings and
protected and took care of his little thoughts. The relationships between
sister. the characters are particularly
touching. The endless love Abdullah
“... he knew that in their mother’s has to his little sister Pari is not to be
dying, something of her had passed to compared.
Pari. Something of her cheerful
devotion, her guilelessness, her And The Mountains Echoed is
unabashed hopefulness. Pari was the definitely worth the time to read.
only person in the world who would Highly recommended!
never, could never, hurt him. Some
days, Abdullah felt she was the only
true family he had.” (p 27) Written by Nancy
405 words
Because of the struggles and poverty
that they are going through, father
Saboor is convinced that it is best to
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