Bel Canto in Pick-a-Shelf

Dec 29, 2021 Lynai rated it really liked it

Shelves: own-a-copy, 2021-books

I took my sweet time reading Bel Canto last year because for me it's the kind of book that needs savoring. It's not to be consumed in fast food fashion; it's for gourmet buffet. It's not hustle and bustle; it's stop and smell the flowers. Every page is filled with lyrical prose that needed time for me to digest. There were moments when I had to reread paragraphs not because I couldn't comperehend the first time but because I wanted to relish every word, every nuance, every metaphor.

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Apr 23, 2010 Melinda rated it it was amazing

I loved this book...with one HUGE caveat. Do not read the hastily thrown-together epilogue that rings phony and feels tacked on. When the book ends, stop reading. If you MUST... then wait at least 2 or 3 days after your have digested the main part of the book, because the epilogue is something that her editors or publishers made her tack on.

But what a great book. I do give it 5 stars... but it should have gotten six with a demerit because of the epilogue. It has been many years since I read it, ...more

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Nov 01, 2011 Lennie rated it really liked it

LFDMS is a terrorist group that had elaborate plans to kidnap the President at a party he was going to attend. The guests at this party are important people; they’re ambassadors, diplomats, cabinet members, and corporation heads. There is even an opera star in attendance. But the President neglected to attend the party at the last minute so the terrorists changed their plans and took everyone else hostage instead. During the period of captivity Roxanne Coss, the opera singer, decides to sing and ...more

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