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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
Bel Canto | Ann Patchett
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Mehso-so

Unpopular opinion but I found this one was bland and utterly forgettable. The premise held so much promise, but the overall plot details paired with the four month long timeframe just seemed too far-fetched for me to find this enjoyable. The writing was fine so I'll give this an average 3 stars because the negatives are me and my feelings about the book and less a gripe about the writing itself.

aperfectmjk Bummer, this has been on my TBR for some time now, I guess I'll leave it there for a little while longer. 3y
Ruthiella Did you know that the story was inspired by an actual event/hostage crisis that took place over 4 months at the Japanese embassy in Peru in the ‘90s? The opera/love story is surely imagined, but the event itself was not. (edited) 3y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @aperfectmjk Check a few other trusted litten opinions before writing it off. It won awards so it can't be all that bad. 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Ruthiella I saw that when I was deciding which Patchett book I wanted to read and I think the imagined additions are what made this so-so for me. I'll definitely be looking into details on the actual event. 3y
Jess861 I wasn't a huge fan of this book either. But I haven't had much luck with her books so I think it is just my personal preference. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
Addison_Reads I'm reading this one now and finding it hard to make myself keep reading it. 3y
Chelsea.Poole I also had trouble with this one but I loved several of her others. I watched the film adaptation and appreciated the story much more after seeing it. But I felt the book drug on. 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Addison_Reads @Chelsea.Poole It's always good to know you're not alone with an unpopular opinion. I won't totally write off trying another of her books, but I've got so many other books I'm eager to read that Patchett will just have to wait. 3y
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