Review by royr__ - The Covenant of Water

royr__ 's review for:

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

3.0

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

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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