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A review by kk_gotit_goinon
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
This book is COMPLICATED. I felt like it was such a slog but some of it had me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't see a lot of it coming. It's sad, heart wrenching, but funny at times too. A true roller coaster. Liked it but didn't love it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Incest, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Deadnaming, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Ableism, Addiction, Child death, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Drug use, Violence, and Medical content