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Bel Canto | Ann Patchett
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I‘m not a real fan of Patchett. That might be why I waited so long to read this. Now I wonder why. It‘s a unique book about a group of people taken hostage in a Latin American villa. After a while the lines between the terrorists and the hostages fade and unusual relationships arise. The ending is one that‘ll stay with me for a while. My favorite Patchett so far.

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Cathythoughts I liked this one too 3y
IuliaC I've got this one on my list for a while too, now I'm really eager to read it faster 😊 3y
Megabooks I‘m planning on reading this for the same prompt, but I‘m waiting until Ann comes up for author a month next month. Glad it‘s good! 3y
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Graywacke Ok, another beautiful picture. About the book - I‘ve wondered of this will hold up. I loved this book so much when I read something like 15 yrs ago. But - you know - perspectives have changed. I‘m really happy you enjoyed it! 3y
Megabooks Also, those fields are beautiful!! 3y
TrishB This was my least fave of hers! 3y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Multitasking, very smart 😘 3y
BarbaraBB @Graywacke I have that so often, that I recommend a book and then realize I read it in the 90s and I have no clue how I‘d think of them today. But this one is good! 3y
BarbaraBB @TrishB What was your fave? 3y
Kalalalatja I can‘t even remember the ending 🙈 beautiful picture! 3y
Hooked_on_books I see flower fields! So pretty! 3y
rwmg My reaction to Bel Canto was that it was a wonderful book with a devestating ending but that it was marred by a totally unnecessary epilogue 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Like @Megabooks I plan to use this for the same prompt next month. It was the only one of Patchett's books that sounded interesting to me. 3y
BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books @Megabooks @Kalalalatja Fields of tulips indeed. They‘re everywhere now and no tourists to take pictures 🤷🏻‍♀️😘 (edited) 3y
BarbaraBB @rwmg I agree! I meant the ending before the epilogue! Does that ring a bell @Kalalalatja ?! 3y
Cinfhen Gorgeous edition!! Love that cover ❤️this was my first Patchett / maybe I should reread as it wasn‘t my favorite but that might change ~ #WithAgeComesWisdom 3y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen It‘s the Dutch edition. I‘ve had it for years. Glad I finally read it, thanks to the challenges! (edited) 3y
Kalalalatja Nope, it is totally gone for me 😅 3y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja 🤣 I have that all the time. Sometimes with books I read a month before 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3y
TrishB I think Commonwealth is my fave so far. 3y
BarbaraBB @TrishB I liked that one too when I read it but forget all about it soon afterwards 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3y
Ruthiella This is my favorite Patchett too! 3y
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