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Definitely Cutting for Stone, even though the title reference was explained to me by a doctor after I finished the book, was the most memorable book I read in 2011. Set in Africa with Indian characters worthy of Bollywood and the enigmatic American doctor whose name gives double meaning to the title, there are enough plot twists in this novel to keep the most jaded reader guessing what will happen next. The roller coaster ride is embedded with insights to character and societal issues that elevate it above soap opera. A great read!
This is a compelling true story of how two young sisters dealt with a tragic situation that changed them forever. When lighting the hot water heater in a rented beach house, their parents are severely burned. Louise Nayer artfully leads us through her limited, childhood understanding of the accident through the long recovery process and all of the psychological repercussions of being part of a burned family. I read Burned obsessively and think often of the will power possessed by the mother and the honesty expressed by Nayer in sharing her intimate history.
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A Fine Balance knocked my socks off and took my breath away. The twists and turns of the plot and the range of human experience seem larger than life, but perhaps not unusual for fictional India.
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Cutting for Stone (Vintage) by Abraham Verghese
Susan Edwards, January 1, 2012
Definitely Cutting for Stone, even though the title reference was explained to me by a doctor after I finished the book, was the most memorable book I read in 2011. Set in Africa with Indian characters worthy of Bollywood and the enigmatic American doctor whose name gives double meaning to the title, there are enough plot twists in this novel to keep the most jaded reader guessing what will happen next. The roller coaster ride is embedded with insights to character and societal issues that elevate it above soap opera. A great read!Burned: A Memoir by Louise Nayer
Susan Edwards, March 15, 2010
This is a compelling true story of how two young sisters dealt with a tragic situation that changed them forever. When lighting the hot water heater in a rented beach house, their parents are severely burned. Louise Nayer artfully leads us through her limited, childhood understanding of the accident through the long recovery process and all of the psychological repercussions of being part of a burned family. I read Burned obsessively and think often of the will power possessed by the mother and the honesty expressed by Nayer in sharing her intimate history.(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Susan Edwards, January 1, 2010
A Fine Balance knocked my socks off and took my breath away. The twists and turns of the plot and the range of human experience seem larger than life, but perhaps not unusual for fictional India.The Poems of Goethe
Susan Edwards, October 27, 2009
This is a great idea!(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)