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Bel Canto
Author: Ann Patchett

Book Information

Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback

Rating:

145

ISBN-13: 9780060838720 - ISBN-10: 0060838728
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 318

Book Reviews

Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD, Hardcover

Book Description:

Somewhere in South America, at home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of a powerful Japanese businessman. A famous American opera diva entertains the international guests. It is a night out of a fairytale -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario turns into something quite different -- as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds... people from different countries and continents become compatriots... and passionate, ill-fated love blooms upon this unlikely soil.

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TagsOrange Prize Winner, Pen/Faulkner Award

Genres:

Literature & Fiction >> General

Top Member Book Reviews

Maggie L. (magpie) wrote on 5/16/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

I simply could not put it down. Patchett is as enthralling as the opera music in the story of a party taken hostage, and the unlikely relationships that blossom when simply given the chance. Bel Canto was beautifully written, and held me until the very end.

Andrea M. (brown-eyedgirl) wrote on 2/21/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really loved this book. It is so intense and so masterfully written. It haunted me for days after finishing it....

Dawn E. wrote on 4/13/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really enjoyed this book. It got you deep into unique characters and built a relationship with them. It dragged on in parts and abrubtly ended, so there was some disappointment, but I'd still highly recommend it.

Nicole K. wrote on 3/23/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Bel Canto relies very heavily on the knowledge of opera. While I am not very familiar with opera, the story line was still good. The book is set in an undisclosed foreign country, at a lavish birthday party. Terrorists take the party goers hostage and relationships emerge. It has received great reviews, including the Pen/Faulkner Award.

Charlie M. (bookaddicted) wrote on 12/16/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I wasn't crazy about this book although it was highly acclaimed. Her writing style is good but, the story was a bit bland for me.

Harriet W. wrote on 10/7/2009...