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This book was so good! I never wanted to put it down. I wouldn‘t even have minded if it were longer. I‘m definitely going to read Verghese‘s other book, Cutting for Stone.

Each time there was a character shift I wanted to protest because I didn‘t want to leave the point of view I was in. But within paragraphs I‘d be immersed in the next bit.

What a remarkable storyteller.

Steeped in grief and unfolds at a slow pace, this saga follows two timelines that intersect occasionally but never feel fully connected until the end. Set in India but centered on a Christian family, the religious focus felt a bit out of place given the country‘s Hindu and Muslim majority. The writing is rich with vivid descriptions and thoughtful character development. It‘s a dense, emotional read with moments of real beauty.Book #51 in2025

It was Independent Bookstore Day! Of course I went to my local indie bookstore yesterday. 😍

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I‘ve been trying to read this for almost a month now. I just can‘t finish it. It‘s not that it wasn‘t a good storyline, it just wasn‘t thrilling/captivating enough for me. I might come back to it later in life, but for now this is where I‘m gonna stop and move on to something more enjoyable.

Gosh this is a quite remarkable read. It contains some things that I don‘t like - age differences in relationships inc a child bride (of its time but still not what I want to read about) and an almost distant story telling with very abrupt changes in main character and focus. It was a spiralling family saga - at its heart about love for each other and love for home even as both things change and evolve. The love for the land comes clear ⬇️

Three generations and more than seventy years following a Malayali Christian family in Kerala, this is a magnificent and epic story. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2024/08/review-covenant-of-water-by-abraham.htm...

I don't even know how to describe this book, beyond amazing. I read it a chapter a day since the end of December, and was often very tempted to just keep reading. The intricate strings of connection between different pieces of the story are astounding. #14-2025

The combination of high expectations and high page count mingled together to make me want to quit this many times. I persevered (I‘m leading the book club meeting for it tomorrow) and the ending was worth it! A family saga across 70 years set in India…unbelievably tragic and relentless in its melodramatic tone but despite myself, I loved the family matriarch and cried at the end. Heavy on the medical/disease/hospital scenes which aren‘t for me.

I finished one more since this was sent to me so 52 books this year!

Tagged was my favourite, I think. It‘s hard to pick!

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