Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Bel Canto
Book Review: Bel Canto
Summary: 5 Stars
Very well written with great sensitivity to the social situation of the times and great description of the enviornment of being held for ransom.Book Review: Bel Canto - lyrical and lovely
Summary: 4 Stars
In the jungles of South America, terrorists disrupt an international gathering of wealthy diplomats and powerful businessmen. The rebels hope to capture their country's president, but unexpected events transform their perfect plan into a hostage crisis. Although few speak the same language, captors and captives alike reach an understanding through music, forming unexpected bonds, discovering hidden potential, and learning the meaning of happiness under the most unusual circumstances.
There's a reason Bel Canto is an award-winning bestseller. Patchett has a gift for language, crafting a tale of beauty and violence, of love and tragedy. Her vivid descriptions, humorous yet believable characters and all-too-familiar depictions of relationships combine to create a novel that sings.
Book Review: Bel Indeed!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bel Canto is an utterly beautiful book, at times almost funny, at times heart-rending. It tells the story of more than 200 people who are held hostage, from a magnificent opera soprano, to a wealthy Japanese businessman and his translator, to the hostage-takers. Patchett has compassion for all her characters-- in this story she brings each of them amazingly alive. And her writing is so beautiful. But never more beautiful than it is right here.Book Review: Bellissimo
Summary: 4 Stars
Bel Canto is a lyrical book about relationships and power and language and opera.
Set in an unknown South American country, a Japanese industrialist is there to celebrate his birthday, lured by the chance to hear a world renown opera singer sing just for his gathering. When terrorists break in to kidnap the President, and learn that the President did not attend the event, the story commences.
It's not strong on plot, but it does have beautiful descriptions and it was a lovely world to spend time in. I particularly liked the priest and his insights, and also how the various leaders were stymied by not having a common language, which made the one translator Gen, a man who would not otherwise put himself forward, a central character. My only quibble is that the ending, after such meandering, is too abrupt. I would have liked a different epilogue - either one with more detail or with a different resolution, but I did like the book very much. It's a keeper.
Book Review: Best Book EVER!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had to read this book in HS for my English class. From that day it became my favorite book and I encourage any and all to read it. Anne Patchett's writing style is amazing and she fully immerses you in the story. She has a wonderful knack for description, that's simply beautiful. Once I started reading I couldn't put it down. I have never gotten into a book more than I did with this one, and I laughed and cried along with it (and I never get that emotional reading things). It instantly became everyone's top book who's read it around me, and I let everyone borrow my copy so they can enjoy it as well. It also really made me think about the whole idea of people who do bad things, are they really bad people? Do the circumstances behind their actions make a difference? These were some hard questions to answer. If you get the chance, it's a book worth reading!