Reviews

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

alyssiatsmith's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.75

pmrichard1's review against another edition

3.0

Hmmm - much preferred Commonwealth and The Dutch House to this. Enjoyed the writing and the exploration of characters and dynamics, but thought the epilogue made no sense and think I would have appreciated more information on why this was happening and the demands of the group.

haykim's review against another edition

4.5

Excellent. This is one of my moms favorite books and she is right!

wendywbooksareawesome's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

ddoshi's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

liahecht's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

kimmeyer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

emilyjanelovesreading's review against another edition

5.0

The last few pages....oof.

I was naively optimistic 😭

ekgreene's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The characters were so lovable and it was easy to empathize with them. This book succeeds where Anxious People by Fredrick Bachman fails. The situation was no very likely but the characters felt so real. I was so sad by how it ended but, really, what was I expecting for the situation. 

sarahnipper's review against another edition

5.0

Oh my god. It took me a while, but I got through it. Breathless. The last 30 pages everything falls together and then apart. A future classic.