This is a story of our humanity even in extreme circumstances. The writing pulls you in and though you long for a happy ending, you really don't want it to end! Pretty much like the characters in the story.
I liked the premise of this even though the Stockholm syndrome (when someone falls in love with a kidnapper) is nothing new. Patchett does a great job with all the moments in the novel in which a few characters communicate deeply (sometimes even without a common language); she also manages to keep t...
I just got so tired of hearing about (I forget her name) the beloved opera singer. I decided if one more person said one more wonderful thing about her I would puke. The story is interesting, but predicable. It was painful waiting for the inevitable to happen.
This was just wonderful. Some of the turns of phrase were just exquisite. It tells of a botched attempt to kidnap the president of a country that is never actually named. I have the feeling we're talking South American, from some of the Spanish sounding names of the natives, but it's never made clea...
Joining the rest of the readers who have chosen to disregard the epilogue.It's a good story, probably 4 stars, but after reading this I feel like someone's gleefully trampled on my throat and chest. So I can't bring myself to say I really liked it.I'm going to go give my almost-husband a hug now.
girls are ruthless to girls. a boy writer will dash out some half-thought out sci-fi space opera replete with laser beams, bug-eyed aliens, and half-clad green-skinned vixens, and out of nowhere three hundred boy reviewers will say 'awesome, dude! five stars!' let a girl create a somewhat sugary, so...
If it were a television show, Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto could be considered a highbrow, interesting, and erudite version of MTV’s The Real World - “what happens when captors and captives alike stop being nice and start being real.” It has all the hallmarks of reality television – a diverse cast of ch...
I remember the term "suspension of disbelief" from my Understanding Theater class at college. Now I get it. This was a really lovely story, just ignore that the premise is so utterly silly. Kidnap an entire dinner party for no reason, have all the hostages hope they don't get rescued, well, I better...
The story starts in a classical way for thriller/mystery/romance book. During the party in the fictional south American country the terrorists strike with an attempt to kidnap the president who they believe is present at the party. The president is absent as he's chosen his fav tv soup opera instead...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
