Book Review: And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini

“I suspect that the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.” Hype can be a cruel demon. For an author, it sets an expectation that can be extremely difficult to live up to. For a reader, more often than not it only leads … More Book Review: And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini

Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini

“And that, my young friends, is the story of our country, one invader after another … But we’re like those walls up there. Battered, and nothing pretty to look at, but still standing.” Following up a great first novel is no easy task, and many writers fall victim to the so-called “sophomore slump”. Not Khaled … More Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini