A review by izzyvb023
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

5.0

There is so much to say about this book, but I will try to gather my thoughts. I realized that it’s not often you read a book that takes place in a single location for the entire story. It was really interesting to see how Patchett continued to make the location engaging. At the same time, there was a sort of monotony to it, forcing you to reckon with the monotony that the characters feel. Every single thing that happens takes several pages to describe in detailed prose. While I would normally get bored by this, i think this particular story and context called for it. Similar to the characters, i fell in love with the house and with the people in the book. I was rooting for all of them. In my heart I knew it couldn’t end well, but I wanted to hope. The ending came so quickly and left me just really heartbroken. It was simultaneously unexpected and expected, and I praise Patchett for that.