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Apr 10, 2011
Book Concierge
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5***** and a ❤
This is an epic story of twin boys, born of an Indian nun and a British surgeon working side-by-side in an Ethiopian hospital, but raised by two other Indian physicians and the staff of Missing Hospital. The tale is told by Marion, one of the twins, and describes not just their insular lives in the hospital compound, but the issues of poverty and political unrest in Ethiopia which so affect their ability to fulfill their mission.
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5***** and a ❤
This is an epic story of twin boys, born of an Indian nun and a British surgeon working side-by-side in an Ethiopian hospital, but raised by two other Indian physicians and the staff of Missing Hospital. The tale is told by Marion, one of the twins, and describes not just their insular lives in the hospital compound, but the issues of poverty and political unrest in Ethiopia which so affect their ability to fulfill their mission.
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4 1/2 stars. Excellent.
O-M-G this book was amazing! It is told from the perspective of fifty year old Marion Stone almost like a memoir. It's basically a family saga where Marion Stone dug up his mother's history, his adoptive parents history, his own life and finally his father's history and wove it all into a beautiful, heart-breaking story of life, love, disappointment, betrayal and great achievements. This story was fascinating and totally unputdownable! I am definitely going to have to go out and find something e
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The ripple effect. The domino theory. The idea that one event is the catalyst for an entire chain of events. It's hardly a new idea in fiction (Ray Bradbury's "The Sound of Thunder" gave us the term "butterfly effect"), but Verghese has taken it to brilliant heights. This is the story of identical twin boys, Shiva and Marion, born in Ethiopia in 1954 to an Indian nun and an English doctor. Their mother dies in childbirth and their father runs away. And so, it seems to the reader, the chain of ev
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This is a sweeping, gorgeous, accomplished book. Obviously written by a physician who understands the science, the author also has the sublime skill of a story teller. I was so engrossed in the story, not just of the people who inhabit this novel, but of Ethiopia and of Missing Hospital and everything that went on there. The story is a roller-coaster with the narrator, Marion Praise Stone, as a wonderfully flawed protagonist. I felt his anger, his happiness and his betrayal throughout. I think I
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Oct 15, 2014
Suzanne
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Whew!! This took a long time to get through. It's a wonderful story and the prose is very good. It's a bit slow moving, but overall really good. I listened to the audio version of the book and the narrator does an excellent job reading!
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I really wanted to like this book, but it just didn't wow me like I know it did for many others. The writing was great, the characters intriguing, but it dragged way too much for me.
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Feb 16, 2009
Juliana Philippa
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Sep 07, 2010
Marla
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Jan 27, 2012
Lindy-Lane
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it was ok
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Sep 14, 2012
Amanda A
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really liked it
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Jan 27, 2017
Krissy
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Kris
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Nov 09, 2018
Kristen
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Apr 06, 2021
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