A review by jenny_c
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The Covenant of Water is a work of art. I am reminded of a river delta - Abraham Verghese records   infinitesimal details, painting a story with each sentence and paragraph, then connects them, and like tributaries flowing into a great river, they come together into this literary masterpiece. There are so many metaphors, really. A root system, connecting to form the trunk of a tree, with branches and leaves. The blood vessels of the human body. But the key is connection, within ourselves, our families, our communities, and eventually, the rest of the world. 
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