Books Like Cutting for Stone

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If you loved Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Cutting for Stone

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    The Covenant of Water

    by Abraham Verghese

    4.62 BLT Score (326.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (326.1K)
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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter • Book 4

    by J.K. Rowling

    5.00 BLT Score (4.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (4.2M)
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter • Book 5

    by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

    5.00 BLT Score (3.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (3.8M)
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    Demon Copperhead

    by Barbara Kingsolver

    4.81 BLT Score (824.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (824.6K)
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    East of Eden

    by John Steinbeck

    4.78 BLT Score (655.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (655.0K)
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    Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë Collection 1)

    Jane Eyre • Book 1

    by Charlotte Brontë

    4.72 BLT Score (2.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.3M)
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    Crime and Punishment

    by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator

    4.56 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (1.1M)
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    The Grapes of Wrath Novel

    by John Steinbeck

    4.53 BLT Score (1.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (1.0M)
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    Nineteen Minutes

    by Jodi Picoult

    4.44 BLT Score (427.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (427.1K)

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