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Cutting For Stone [Paperback]

Abraham Verghese (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning! Feb 23 2009
By Nicola Manning HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
This epic family saga spans through the 1950s to present time and travels from Ethiopia to America and back again. A brilliant tale that starts off with an Indian nun working as a nurse in Ethiopia surprisingly going into labour with complications. Her twin sons are delivered alive but she dies on the table and the white doctor who is assumed to be the father refuses to look at the boys and leaves the Mission Hospital never to return again. This, then, is the story of the twins, Marion and Shiva, told through the eyes of Marion, the first born. The story of how they were as one person together until the day that betrayal over a woman tore them apart. An intense story that centres around medicine as the doctors and nurses try to help the poor of Ethiopia but also spans the history of this country from an autonomous monarchy through two coups, and a Marxist regime.

An absolutely brilliant book that I could not put down. Once I started I kept on reading like there was no tomorrow. The characters that populate this book are immensely genuine and eclectic from the twins, to their adoptive doctor parents, to the servants, the Matron and finally the collection of Indian doctors working together in America. A loving family and community from a mixture of cultures (white, Indian and Ethiopian) that combine Catholicism with Hinduism, live together through shocking event after shocking event.

A real page turner. An epic story that is a joy to read. An unfamiliar setting and a focus on medicine both captivated me and a truly heart-wrenching story of love and betrayal that continues to surprise you at every turn. Truly wonderful, this is a book that will stay with me. Highly recommended!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful read! Feb 5 2010
By Melissa Mackay
Format:Hardcover
Something about this book did not really appeal to me when it was proposed as our book club read for January, but since everyone else wanted to read it, I had to, too, and I'm very glad I did. I became absolutely engrossed within a few pages. The author weaves a rather amazing tale, overflowing with backstory, and his story-telling skills are stellar. The book is almost totally a narrative, with not so much as a boring paragraph. The subjects covered throughout the pages are many, but all information is imparted within the context of the story, with the unexpected benefit that I feel I know more than I did before I read the book, but the learning was enjoyable. His characters are ripe with life, and humanity, and not an improbable one in the entire book. I think perhaps the bit that made me hesitate at first was that I found a nun pregnant with twins a little bizarre and maybe distasteful. The storyline that eventually emerges regarding that circumstance is believable and sad, and touching. This man is a truly gifted storyteller. I read quite a bit, and it has been some time since I've so wholeheartedly enjoyed a story.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Oct 22 2009
By Lee
Format:Hardcover
When I started this book I had no idea that it would end up being my favourite book of the year. It was so unexpectedly moving and brilliant that I am still shocked it is over. Abraham Verghese writes the kind of story that makes you a part of his world. A hospital compound in Ethiopia inhabited by an eclectic but warm cast of characters who form a tight knit family and who experience all sorts of upheaval from failed political coup attempts to extreme medical emergencies. I found the amount of medical detail quite fascinating but I imagine not everyone would. It does create very vivid pictures and sometimes uncomfortable reactions while reading but for me, it made sense, as every main character in the book is a physician. The story took me to the very edge of life and death, love and suffering and then left me in a place of peace. A really wonderful reading experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cutting for Stone
One of the best books I have ever read. Impossible to put down. Development of characters very well done.
Educational as well as I learned a lot on the customs on Ethiopia.
Published 24 days ago by rose1234
4.0 out of 5 stars Cutting for Stone
A wonderful novel. This is a story written in context of medical, cultural and life issues encountered by twin brothers, both who become surgeons. Read more
Published 1 month ago by parmenides
5.0 out of 5 stars Review for "cutting for stone"
This is a wonderful book! Abraham Verghese is a very accomplished author and his writing flows poetically, leaving a desire to read more and more. Read more
Published 1 month ago by penny
4.0 out of 5 stars Cutting for Stone
It was amazing, the author slowly led you to the climax of the story with description of what itrus depiction of a surgeon's /doctor's life. Read more
Published 2 months ago by nicole grant
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!
A very well written book. The story follows the lives of a group of people in Ethiopia at a mission hospital. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Douglas
5.0 out of 5 stars Cutting for Stone
This book was recommended by several of my friends. I haven't gotten around to reading it yet but I thought it would be a good gift for a friend.
Published 4 months ago by Debra Hikida
5.0 out of 5 stars An exceptional and powerful story
Abraham Verghese' story, Cutting for Stone, takes us to Ethiopia during Haile Selassie's rule when poverty foments revolution and betrayal by subjects who want better living and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by shirley chan
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful book
Beautifully written book, well crafted, an engaging story. Have been involved in the health care system, so I enjoyed the medical aspects of the book. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Catherine Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Read!
It was by mere fluke that I came across this book while vacationing in Dubai. The mere fact that I was hypnotized by a novel in a place where a city never sleeps in itself speaks... Read more
Published 5 months ago by HumanRace
4.0 out of 5 stars A gift twice
Original copy bought for me as a gift. I gave it to my sister in France and she recommended I get another copy so we could read and compare notes. A page turner
Published 5 months ago by Patricia Miller
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