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Alene sammen

Abraham Verghese

4.25 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It's not a "can't put it down" but when I was reading it, it was enjoyable. Some of it was contrived, but it was interesting and even educational.
informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
dark emotional reflective sad slow-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: No
challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes

400 pages of tragedy and then it comes together.

Set in a mission hospital in Ethiopia and later in New York, this a story of love and loss, with medicine and Ethiopia as the backdrop. It’s easy to read, and after a slow start really gets a grip on you. Recommended.
emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes