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If you loved The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of The Covenant of Water

  1. 1
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    Cutting for Stone

    by Abraham Verghese

    4.61 BLT Score (431.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (431.3K)
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    East of Eden cover

    East of Eden

    by John Steinbeck

    4.78 BLT Score (655.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (655.0K)
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    The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

    by Edgar Allan Poe

    4.13 BLT Score (297.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (297.3K)
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix cover

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter • Book 5

    by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

    5.00 BLT Score (3.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (3.8M)
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    Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

    by Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry

    4.42 BLT Score (154.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (154.7K)
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    Anna Karenina

    by Leo Tolstoy

    4.39 BLT Score (944.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (944.0K)
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    Homer Box Set: The Iliad & The Odyssey

    Iliad & Odyssey • Book 1

    by Homer

    4.31 BLT Score (84.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (84.7K)
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    The Goldfinch cover

    The Goldfinch

    by Donna Tartt

    4.28 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (1.1M)
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    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle cover

    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

    ねじまき鳥クロニクル #1-3

    by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin

    4.22 BLT Score (317.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (317.7K)

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