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Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
5.0
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book belongs in my “Top 10 of all Time” list.  (There may be more than 10 on that list…)

This has the triple threat of beautiful language, stunning plot, and finely rendered characters.  It isn’t like anything else I’ve ever read.  It makes the reader consider the power of family, faith, and work.  It leads to questions about leadership and power and love.  It wanders paths of beauty that dead end in shock and grief and emerge to redemption.  

Read it - especially if you are connected to the medical field.  (Or love amazing literature.)