The Covenant of Water

The Covenant of Water

2023 • 627 pages

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Average rating4.4

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My full review is published here: https://literaryquicksand.com/2023/03/review-the-covenant-of-water-by-abraham-verghese/

As I sit here watching my blinking curser, I'm wondering where to start with this book. Man, it was a lot. Good a lot, mostly!

The first thing I noticed was the time investment I'd need to put into it. I didn't look at how long it was before requesting it on NetGalley, but when I finished the first chapter and my Kindle was telling me it would take 18 more hours to read the whole thing, I just about had a fit

March 9, 2023