THE END!

Hi guys I’m back! Finally the book “And the Mountains Echoed” has been completed. Honestly, I am speechless this is such a magnificent book! Khaled Hosseini has done a great job of captivating the reader’s attention. The portrayal of different personalities, and stories to depict each characters journey is very intriguing. From Abdullah to Pari to Markos each and every characters story taught us a life lesson. This is one of my favorite books from all the four years in LDH. I will make sure to tell all my friends to read this book once in their life.

(my reaction after reading this book)

Anyhow moving on, finally the chapter came where Pari and Abdullah met after 50 years of their life. I haven’t cried so much before over a book. The reunion of Pari and Abdullah was a very happy moment in the book. Pari being sold at the age of 7 to Nila Wahdati, and forgetting about her real family especially Abdullah was very upsetting. When they finally met I was happy that the one missing part in her life had finally been completed, her long lost brother Abdullah had finally been found. However, I was a bit dejected in finding out how Abdullah had an illness which caused him to not recognize Pari and blaming her for stealing the pills, Abdullah states “I want this women gone! She’s a thief! ... She stole my pills!” (404) He also states “And a damn liar too…You know what she said to me? That she was my sister! My sister!” (405) I can imagine how rejected Pari might have felt with Abdullah’s insensitive words, she came all the way from France to meet her brother, but his illness is affecting their relationship. However, it’s not Abdullah’s fault because his illness is affecting his mental state, causing such outbreaks. Additionally, I loved the end part when Pari received the letter from Abdullah and it had all the feathers he had collected for her, especially the peacock feather. It was a very heartwarming scene in the book, because it tells the readers that Abdullah everyday remembered Pari and he loved her dearly. Pari (Abdullah’s daughter) states “I find the interior stuffed with feathers all colors, all shapes. Short, dense green feathers, long black stemmed ones… a green peacock feather with a large eye at the tip of it” (419). It’s unfortunate that Pari has no recollection of her childhood memories, or she would have loved this present from Abdullah!

When Abdullah and Pari met

By the way, if anyone noticed in Chapter 9 there was a reference to the very famous movie Slum Dog Millionaire! Which is one of my all-time favorite movies. I have watched about 15-20 times since it released!

Furthermore, in chapter 8 when Khaled introduces Markos and his story, it really connected with me. Markos like mostly any other teenagers, has a dream to leave Tinos away from his mother and build a life of his own. He wants to move away and experience and independent life, without any support from parents. Once, Markos moves away and comes back after many years to visit his mom, and that’s when he realizes how fragile she has become of her illness. Markos states “I am startled at how much my mother has shrunk. Already the floral print pajamas appear loose around her small shoulders, flattened chest” (349). Markos felt really bad that he didn’t come visit her for a long time, and she had changed so much. Just like Marcos I have a dream to move away and live independently! I want to live life on my own terms, without any parental supervision. However, looking at Markos’s situation I’ve realized one thing that no matter what happens I will come visit my parents every year. They have done so much for me, I am very grateful of them I always got everything I wanted! I love them lots.

Overall, this was a wonderful book. It kept the readers captivated and wanting to know more. Good job Mr. Hosseini. Cant wait to read your other books :)