A review by vickiezw
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Interesting to read this so soon after the Covenant of Water. I definitely think the latter is a stronger book, but I did really enjoy this and felt immersed in Addis the same way I felt immersed in Kerala when reading Covenant. The interweaving of medicine and surgery through this book felt heavyhanded by the end (why does everyone die of a weird disease??) but never dry. I didn’t want to put this down and think it mostly stuck the landing