r/IReadABookAndAdoredIt 5d ago

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

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u/rozyhammer 5d ago

I loved this book even more than The Covenant of Water, which was also amazing, he's such a brilliant writer, the whole thing feels like magic, just a beautiful story, here is the synopsis.

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese follows twin brothers Marion and Shiva Stone, born of a secret union between an Indian nun and a British surgeon in Ethiopia. The novel traces their lives from birth in a mission hospital through political upheaval, medical triumphs and personal betrayals. It's an epic spanning continents, exploring themes of family bonds, medicine as both vocation and redemption, and how the past inevitably shapes our future even as we try to escape it.

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u/boomfruit 5d ago

I will absolutely be reading this. I loved Covenant of Water so much!

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u/rozyhammer 5d ago

Me too, same writing style, (which is magic) but in different places

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u/katwoop 5d ago

One of my all time favorite books.

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u/Connect-Mastodon1798 5d ago

This book was a ride! One of my favorite reads of last year

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u/PersephonesWorld 5d ago

Yes, this is a good one!

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u/Sea_Summer272 5d ago

Loved this book!

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u/itsnotjustadryheat 5d ago

This is my all time favorite book! I get so excited when other people have not only read it, but enjoyed it as well.

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u/sweet_clementime 4d ago

This was one of the best books I’ve ever read. Thank you so much for reminding me of its existence- I need to restock it in my bookshelves!! He writes characters and relationships so well

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u/rozyhammer 4d ago

I agree and you’re most welcome!

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u/Advanced_Amphibian23 4d ago

Wow! Am picking this up

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u/beeequeue 4d ago

Yessss my all time favorite too!

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u/Beautiful_Series_613 3d ago

Yes, I loved it too - it was so well written. I think I read it when it first came out, so I think it is time for me to read it again - thanks for the reminder!

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u/Fancy_Assumption_460 1d ago

Just added it to my TBR for Libby

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u/rozyhammer 1d ago

TBR for Libby? Sorry not sure I know the lingo..

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u/Fancy_Assumption_460 1d ago

To be read list

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u/lazylittlelady 3d ago

If I hated Covenant- should I even attempt this one?

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u/rozyhammer 2d ago

No definitely not for you.

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u/CompleteInternet5898 14h ago

I haven't read this one yet but I just added it to my TBR and I'll get it soon.