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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: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism