A review by kahlloria
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The writing in this book is so evocative. The things that happen are horrifying, yet I couldn’t stop reading. I will think about this book for a long time to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

The amount of detail that went into describing the functions of the body—and what can go wrong—was really amazing.