Review: Cutting for Stone
Editorial Review - Bookreporter.com - Jamie LaytonI've been telling everybody to read this superb novel from Abraham Verghese. It is refreshing on every level from the setting (Ethiopia) to its characters (Indian medical workers, twin boys borne of a nun) to a complex web of storylines that covers every emotional base. This is one of those books you don't want to see end and that will leave you hungry for more. Shiva and Marion Stone are ... Read full review
Review: Cutting for Stone
User Review - Lisa Hall - GoodreadsThis epic story had me utterly captivated from chapter one. It is masterful storytelling and makes reader acutely aware of the innate wisdom and humble humanity that Abraham Verghese possesses. I was ... Read full review
Review: Cutting for Stone
User Review - Mohamed - GoodreadsOnce a decade, there's a book that makes you think about it long and hard after you read it. This book is one of those and then some more. Keeping aside the fact that the the story is exceptionally ... Read full review
Review: Cutting for Stone
User Review - Sheila Callahan - GoodreadsI've been waiting two years to read this book. The school library's copy went missing for nearly a year and I finally managed to check it out last week. "Wow," is all I can say. This book is so good ... Read full review
Review: Cutting for Stone
User Review - Casandria - Goodreads4.5 stars. This is a beautifully written story of twin boys (Marion and Shiva) who grow up in Ethiopia. They are the children of an Indian nun and a British surgeon named Thomas Stone. The story of ... Read full review
Review: Cutting for Stone
User Review - Lee Ellen - GoodreadsThere are many things that I liked about this book. The stone of the title has many meanings throughout the book, each gracefully tied into the whole in a way reminiscent of Jonathan Franzen's ... Read full review
Review: Cutting for Stone
User Review - John Vibber - GoodreadsI won't debase “Cutting for Stone” with superlatives. It's a coming-of-age story that has magic in its setting, character, and plot development, and prominence in its wisdom and humanity. If you need ... Read full review
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User Review - Laurel - GoodreadsI still think of this book and am searching for another one which hold my interest so well! It's hard to describe what it's about. Twins, yes. Ethiopia, yes. Medicine, yes. Revolution, war, love, fear, violence, sex, yes yes yes yes yes and yes. It's a beautiful book full of amazing characters. Read full review
Review: Cutting for Stone
User Review - Kate Scharff - GoodreadsI loved this, but I've decided to start saving 5 stars for the truly transcendent. It's wonderfully written (part Rushdie, part Dickens, part Kingsolver) and epic in scope-- but it would benefit from ... Read full review
Review: Cutting for Stone
User Review - Carmen Henesy - GoodreadsThis outstanding novel by Abraham Verghese appealed to me for many reasons. As a registered nurse, I was impressed by the interplay of medicine throughout the novel, a tale of two identical twins born ... Read full review
