A review by lindsiemcknight
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I HATE ANN PATCHETT (I LOVE ANN PATCHETT)

I can’t believe I sat on this one for so long. I was lucky to get a pristine copy in a LFL, and then the next week, got the second to last signed copy of the annotated version at B&N. It felt like fate wanted me to read this book, so I made it my first book of 2025.

I don’t know what to say other than Ann knows how to make CHARACTERS and I was INVESTED