A review by royr__
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

I had a good time with this book. I did find that the details were a little too excessive, it didn't need to be 700 pages long and could've been edited better, and I felt that the tense, tragic moments tended to pile on top of each other to the point where I started to feel a little uneasy. However, I still loved the setting of coastal South India set during the early to late 20th century and the theme of water unifying the story.
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