Reviews tagging 'Death'

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

25 reviews

linda48's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, and Death

lauren_tidwelll's review against another edition

2.0

Wasn't a fan of the whole 20-something man/17 year old love story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Death

dev921's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Child death

dua_liepard's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Police brutality, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death, and Mass/school shootings

augie_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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? No

4.0

Great story but dragged towards the end and I hated the ending!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, and Violence

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is one of those books that unfolds slowly, and you spend so much time with it that you feel a little loss after it's over. Like your mind keeps wandering back to these fully formed characters that you've grown to care about, just to arrive at the conclusion that they're gone from your life forever. I felt such tenderness toward almost every character. And I think it was intentional, but the only bit for me that kept me from a 5-star review

was that the ending was so abrupt that I thought I had missed pages.

But the whole playing with tragicomedy was incredible, and I really enjoyed the writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Confinement, and Classism

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Child death, and Blood

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Grief, Police brutality, Death, Gun violence, War, Classism, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny, Police brutality, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Classism, and Violence

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

4.0

This was a tricky book for me. At first I wasn't sure I was connecting with it the way I expected, which I think was because I was reading several other books at the same time. Once I gave it my full attention (and once I'd got to know the wonderful characters) I was much more engaged.

It's odd that there seems to be very little tension in the opening, despite what should be a harrowing story. But although it took some getting used to, I came to like the meandering pace that was set instead.

This book shines in the simple things the hostages learn about themselves, each other and their captors; and the way relationships are borne out of this entirely abnormal scenario. The writing is absolutely stunning, and deserves the patience to get lost in it.

In the end the story really grew on me, and I think I'll be processing the suddenness of the ending for a while to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Confinement

Moderate: Gun violence

lottselgar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

ann gave me the world and then ripped it out from under me. i was so hopeful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content

notjillsanders's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

The epilogue bothered me so much, but overall I found this read enjoyable.

Was not loving that Gen and Carmen relationship, like if she was older/he was younger it would have been cute but the whole time I was reading I was giving it the side eye.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship