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Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese

Start date: January 1, 2022

Finish date: January 31, 2022

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Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
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Nov 11, 2011 Suzy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: family-dynamics, found-community, found-family, listened-to, mia-book-tours

This is a sweeping story told in retrospect by Marion Stone, the first born of identical twins born in Ethiopa in the 1950's. Marion is 50-ish when he tells his life story, beginning at the beginning until he comes to the end. The book is beautifully written portraying life in all its richness, peopled by characters to love, like and hate. To me it is a story of fate and destiny, starting with the twins even being born and then with them finding the people and circumstances they are meant to be ...more

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Sep 16, 2015 Alana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: political, books-to-film, foreign-culture

I didn't write this review for several days after finishing because I needed to ponder what I thought about it. There are so many themes addressed in this story: forgiveness, growing into oneself, learning about the world beyond your sphere, friendship, betrayal, etc. There are so many layers of depth to all of those in this book that it's hard to really summarize them. Not every character grows and none of them are perfect, but they are certainly all very human, with very deep emotions and very ...more

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Jul 17, 2012 Aura rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-favorites

This is one of those sweeping epic books that will not leave you. I am forever touched. Absolutely life affirming and touching fiction. What I loved most about this book was the multi layers that peel away and leave you crying, laughing and knowing this is a superb story about love. Definitely one of those books that take you places and learn about things that you never thought you would want to know such as fistula surgery and Eritrea.

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