What is the author's style in Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese?

The language of this novel may be overwhelming for some readers. The text itself is over 500-pages, many of them long, descriptive passages of medical procedures and African landscape. Although somewhat intimidating, once the reader gets used to the style, it is not a hindrance to the comprehension of the novel. This language, in fact, adds a depth to the novel that allows the reader a glimpse into a world that is made believable through the language used by not only the characters but by the narrator as well. Through Verghese's descriptive style, the reader is transported to a complex and beautiful Africa, that wouldn't be as accessible without the rich layers of language used to create the landscape.