Cutting for Stone - ComeLibros Club

English language

Published March 17, 2011 by Thorndike Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-4104-3972-7
OCLC Number:: 948575070

(2 reviews)

Cutting for Stone (2009) is a novel written by Ethiopian-born Indian-American medical doctor and author Abraham Verghese. It is a saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their mother's death at their births and forsaken by their father. The book includes both a deep description of medical procedures and an exploration of the human side of medical practices.

When first published, the novel was on The New York Times Best Seller list for two years and generally received well by critics. With its positive reception, Barack Obama put it on his summer reading list and the book was optioned for adaptations.

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Geoff reviewed Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Review of 'Cutting for Stone' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

This is a beautifully and confidently written book, which I found refreshing. The author knows exactly what he wants to say and says it briskly and directly. It is full of minutiae that I found engrossing. The overall story is genuinely moving if a little meandering. Verghese takes his time in the mind of each character and they are alive and believable.

But I can’t shake my discomfort at the treatment of the Genet character. She’s the closest thing to a villain here and yet her supposed crimes don’t ring true. So many writers use the autonomy and sexual freedom of young women as a proxy for evil. Here it seems to be the primary motivating evil of the plot. I understand why Marion is hurt but the blame does not rest on Genet. At least not in any significant way. The author seems to forget that Genet is as …

This is a beautifully and confidently written book, which I found refreshing. The author knows exactly what he wants to say and says it briskly and directly. It is full of minutiae that I found engrossing. The overall story is genuinely moving if a little meandering. Verghese takes his time in the mind of each character and they are alive and believable.

But I can’t shake my discomfort at the treatment of the Genet character. She’s the closest thing to a villain here and yet her supposed crimes don’t ring true. So many writers use the autonomy and sexual freedom of young women as a proxy for evil. Here it seems to be the primary motivating evil of the plot. I understand why Marion is hurt but the blame does not rest on Genet. At least not in any significant way. The author seems to forget that Genet is as alive, free, and human as his protagonist. Anyway this bugged me early on and only got worse in the final act.

Still though a powerful touching book.

Teri Vera reviewed Hijos del ancho mundo by Abraham Verghese

Review of 'Hijos del ancho mundo' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Una historia maravillosa y conmovedora de los hermanos ShivaMarion que se te va incrustando en el alma conforme avanzas en sus páginas; al principio algo lento pero luego el escritor muestra su pericia haciéndote olvidar completamente que fue escrita y la vives. La vives.