A review by leynaodell
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

4.0

This book is a mixed bag for me. I rounded up in my rating because I really wanted to give it a 3.5. Ann Patchett writes beautifully. I love her character descriptions and her characters. Some of the characters also said/thought some very profound things. Which made me like it. Then again, by the time it was halfway done, I had to take a break from it and read another book. It was too long. Too much. The ending was good and it made me enjoy the book... But I also didn't like it (although this might be because I wanted something different for the characters). See? Mixed bag! Maybe I would have liked this book more if I was musically inclined, or cared about opera. I wouldn't tell a friend to run out and read it, but if they had read it, I would definitely want to talk with them about it and dissect it.