Cutting for Stone (Vintage) | 
 enlarge | Author: Abraham Verghese
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Rating:  350 reviews
Sales Rank: 11
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 688
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0375714367
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780375714368
ASIN: 0375714367
Publication Date: January 26, 2010
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Amazon.com Review
Amazon Exclusive: John Irving Reviews Cutting for Stone
John Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times--winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. In 1992, Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules--a film with seven Academy Award nominations. Read his exclusive Amazon guest review of Cutting for Stone:
 That Abraham Verghese is a doctor and a writer is already established; the miracle of this novel is how organically the two are entwined. I’ve not read a novel wherein medicine, the practice of it, is made as germane to the storytelling process, to the overall narrative, as the author manages to make it happen here. The medical detail is stunning, but it never overwhelms the humane and narrative aspects of this moving and ambitious novel. This is a first-person narration where the first-person voice appears to disappear, but never entirely; only in the beginning are we aware that the voice addressing us is speaking from the womb! And what terrific characters--even the most minor players are given a full history. There is also a sense of great foreboding; by the midpoint of the story, one dreads what will further befall these characters. The foreshadowing is present in the chapter titles, too--‘The School of Suffering’ not least among them! Cutting for Stone is a remarkable achievement.--John Irving (Photo © Maki Galimberti)
Product Description
Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution.
Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles—and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined.
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 Joan's review July 29, 2010
Joan M. Schneider (Purcellville, Va)
i enjoyed thee book very much. At times it was sad but then other times it was very uplifting.
 One of the best books I have ever read July 29, 2010
Eilish Hathaway (Sherman Oaks, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This review won't be long. I just want to get my opinion added to the five star reviews. This is a wonderful book, full of interesting characters, a great story and really excellent writing. It has a lot of medical information which I enjoyed but more than that it is a real story that stays with you long after you close the back cover of the book. I finished it and wanted to start again at page 1. A wonderful story, you will love it and pass it on to all your friends. It is in the list of my top 10 books of all time.
Complex and Beautiful July 27, 2010
Janet M. Zacharias (kansas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A teaching colleague recommended this novel, and I found it very satisfying, my favorite of 5 or 6 novels I have read this summer. It contains a birth mystery that does not resolve until near the end of the book, the warm, wonderful story of an untraditional family, a peek into Ethiopia, a great deal of medical information and unforgettable characters. Verghese is a wonderful writer, but his vocabulary can be challenging and his plotting complex, so this novel is not for the casual reader. I especially loved the complex relationship between Marion, the narrator, and his twin, Shiva, but I felt that every character, even the minor ones, was beautifully drawn, and for me, that is a big part of what makes a novel work. Sometimes when I read a book that just knocks me out, I say, "I wanted to EAT this book." I would put this novel in that category.
An Unusual and Appealing Richness July 26, 2010
Dan Danford (St. Joseph, MO USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was both unusual and intriguing. I've read thousands of books, and can't think of another with such unusual characters or settings. Much of the book takes place in Africa, but we also spend time in India and America. This story spans a handful of decades and several continents, all described from a seldom-seen viewpoint.
The book covers a lot of ground, and not all of it is geography. There's a touch of religion. A bit of mysticism. A lot of science and medicine. Throw in some psychology and sociology, and you can begin to appreciate some of the complexities. And that complexity creates a sort of delicious and intoxicating richness. Very unusual and appealing.
The characters are highly unorthodox, and yet oddly likeable. It's refreshing to encounter a group of people who are smart, curious, bold, sensitive - and quite humanly flawed. You worry for them, laugh at them, and on an occasion or two, actually cheer for them. But the overall tone of this story is serious and intelligent. From the beginning, you sense that this is an important tale and that there are lessons to be learned. I still have that sense, but I'm unsure of any exact moral or meaning.
I'm still puzzling about all that, and I suspect that's part of what I liked so much about this book; I'm still wondering a month after I'm finished. That's a compelling read.
Worth the read. July 26, 2010
michelle r. horky
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't usually write a review, but, I loved this book. I didn't want it to end. I highly recommend it.
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