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Bel Canto while being based on an absurd idea, an opera singer and terrorists do not seem like they go together. I find the book overall quite good. The story itself my not always jump out at me, personally I think it is a weird that a famous opera singer being taken hostage by South American terrorists. Though the plot of the book may not always jump out at me but Patchett’s witting style does. The way that she writes just entrances even though the event may not be very exciting. I also find it strange that among all of the guests at the party that not one of them dislikes opera that even the terrorist find themselves lost in the music.
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Bel Canto: A Novel by Ann Patchett
Shawn777, May 29, 2008
Bel Canto while being based on an absurd idea, an opera singer and terrorists do not seem like they go together. I find the book overall quite good. The story itself my not always jump out at me, personally I think it is a weird that a famous opera singer being taken hostage by South American terrorists. Though the plot of the book may not always jump out at me but Patchett’s witting style does. The way that she writes just entrances even though the event may not be very exciting. I also find it strange that among all of the guests at the party that not one of them dislikes opera that even the terrorist find themselves lost in the music.(7 of 20 readers found this comment helpful)