Play Book Tag discussion

A wonderful story about several generations of a family that starts in Afghanistan in 1952 with a brother and young sister, and the paths their lives take when they are parted. It continues from one generation to the next, one family line after another, and takes the reader through war in Afghanistan, and later to different lives in the United States, Greece, and Paris.

The writing was beautiful, the character development absorbing and fascinating, and some of their stories heartbreaking. The switching between timelines with no warning was a little disorienting at first and a bit irritating at times, but as the story unfolded I appreciated the artistry of it more. I was ready to give it 4.5 stars, and just wavering between rounding up or down. The end, though, felt a little anticlimactic and did not have as big an impact as I expected, and so I am revising my rating to a solid 4 stars.

Nice review. You had a really good pick this month for the TBR challenge.

I did, except that it doesn't fit the monthly tag, more's the pity.

I rated this one 5 stars when I read it in 2016. I liked the way he connected all of the stories.
I gave A Thousand Splendid Suns 4 stars when I read it in 2011. It was very good, but I felt emotionally manipulated and parts of it gave me bad dreams.

Now I think I should switch my star ratings. I remember few details of Echo, but much of Suns is very clear in my memory.

And in my opinion both of them are better than The Kite Runner. All very good books, but he's matured as a writer.

I loved this the most of all of his. Five stars for me.

Nice review! I always love his books.

Hosseini is a favorite of mine. Glad you enjoyed this book. The Kite Runner is my favorite of the three but they are all close.