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Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

mollyadelman's review against another edition

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4.0

this took me a while to get through but it was so romantic and felt like a mix of die hard and summer camp

xomario's review against another edition

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4.0

Touching. Human. Patchett.

kimmypocket's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lastbraincell's review against another edition

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4.0

Joining the rest of the readers who have chosen to disregard the epilogue.

It's a good story, probably 4 stars, but after reading this I feel like someone's gleefully trampled on my throat and chest. So I can't bring myself to say I really liked it.

I'm going to go give my almost-husband a hug now.

anneerun's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad

2.0

kaylaknight's review against another edition

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dark inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

5.0

andreacpowers's review against another edition

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4.0

3 and 1/2 stars really. I enjoyed reading it but it's two delicate love stories within an interesting framework. So not my thing.

oneeye's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

sebastianreading's review against another edition

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3.0

Some very pretty moments, but ultimately unnecessarly tela novela dramatic. I would've rather read 300 pages of Patchett talking about the beauty of nature and music without everything else this book had that got in the way. 

bethcarol1953's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75