Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese

 

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese was recommended by my wife.

Started: 12/11/2021
Completed: 12/23/2021
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: my wife

Review:

This is not an easy book to read.  The book itself is extremely well written which means that each word is precious and this makes it harder to read.  The plots and subplots are complicated, dynamic, and largely unpredictable which makes it harder to read.  The characters are complicated, messy, and true to themselves (nothing is particularly jarring despite several things being surprising) which makes it harder to read.  Many parts of the book are flat-out sad and that makes it hard to read.  For my money, this is an excellent book.  It is worth the effort to read.