A review by amkclaes
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

i was pretty underwhelmed by this - it was very meandering and i don't need books to have a great plot but for a hostage situation and even getting into peoples interrelationships it was boring and even predictable, the author's own manic pixie dream girl-ification of the singer was also pretty unbearable
it did keep my interest and raised some interesting themes especially about translation and how much of our love and relationships can adapt to a given context, i wish it had spent more time in the aftermath as most of it was pretty boring