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This book was hard for me to get into at first, but once I did, I hung on most every word. It will be one long in my memory.
"Cutting for Stone" is one of those books where I can't believe it took me so long to get to it! My Reading Challenge for this year (trying to read a book set in every country) luckily pushed me to get this book off my TBR and on to my read list. In Ethiopia, twins Marlon and Shiva are born out of a secret love affair and adopted by a couple of Indian doctors. We see them grow up throughout the book and begin to get curious about their origins and how that story has shaped the rest of their life
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I am really between a 4 and a 5 on this book. If not for the last section, I would be very confident about my 5 star rating. It all comes together a bit too neatly in the end for me and I could see then some plot twists coming toward me. At times, knowing what's coming and it unavoidablility makes it even more sad. However, there comes a point when it is just a little too much to take. That said, there are many lovely and memorable characters int this book who I am sure will stay with me. The in
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Feb 16, 2009
Em
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Phyllis | Mocha Drop
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