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11 ratings, 4.45 average rating, 6 reviews
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February 3rd 2009
by Knopf
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Hardcover, 560 pages
isbn
0375414495
(isbn13: 9780375414497)
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A stunning debut novel from the author of My Own Country: an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, fathers and sons, doctors and pa...more
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Read in November, 2008
I liked CUTTING FOR STONE, but ultimately, it disappointed. I'd heard such glowing reviews, perhaps I was setting my self up to be underwhelmed. Still, I found Marion, the narrator, very distant and was not able to engage with his character at all.
The books contains some interesting detail about the advent of several medical procedures, and I did find the end of the book much more emotionally satisfying than the beginning and middle, but in the end, it wasn't enough. Verghese is a wonder...more
The books contains some interesting detail about the advent of several medical procedures, and I did find the end of the book much more emotionally satisfying than the beginning and middle, but in the end, it wasn't enough. Verghese is a wonder...more
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A huge book with a hugely wonderful cast of characters, Cutting for Stone gets to the heart of what makes the practice of medicine a way of life and the different ways people can make their lives worthwhile. Its main characters are conjoined twins separated at birth, both of whom follow their parents into medicine. Ranging from a rural clinic in Ethiopia to New YOrk's inner city hospitals, this amazing novel twines its characters into age-old patterns of love and betrayal, is possessed of a bril...more
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Read in July, 2008
One of the best books I've read all year, a sort of mix of Half of a Yellow Sun and The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (with maybe a little Last King of Scotland thrown in too). The segments in Ethiopia are wonderfully vibrant; even as the novel turns into a medical drama when it moves to the U.S., which is a little less interesting, it still has exceptional detail and energy.
This is a very good book. Now that I've finished it, I have to add this update...this was a great book. At a certain point I knew where the story was going, but I had no idea it would be such a wonderful trip. I will read other books by this author as soon as possible.
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This book was amazing. Honestly the best book I've read all year. wonderfully written, and beautiful story. I highly recommend.
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Read in November, 2008
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Marcia and Daverecommends it for: fans of the Kite Runner
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