I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!

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I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!

I have two manuscripts that I wanted to finish reading by today for work so that I could begin pitching them to magazines. I had every intention of starting on them over the weekend, but made one big mistake: I picked up Ann Patchett's BEL CANTO. Now, I can't put it down and have gotten absolutely zilch done for work. This is one of those novels that you simply can't get enough of: you read it before going to bed, you enjoy a bit of it on the train to work and sneak in a page or two as you walk home from the station. The novel opens in the mansion of the Vice-President of an unnamed South American country, where dignitaries and officials are celebrating a Japanese businessman's birthday. Terrorists invade the mansion and hold the party hostage. However, the violence and the terror slowly give way to compassion, friendship and a fantastic vision of what the world can be. This book is breathtaking and I HIGHLY recommend it.
Has anyone else out there read this or any other novels by Ann Patchett?

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per sabila's rec - i picked up 'bel canto' and 'dogs of babel' as well. :o) i found the latter to be profoundly sad. . .liked it, but i needed to read something less *heavy* after it. go figure that i picked up 'my sister's keeper' next (if you haven't read it - it's got some depressing issues as well). although i did really really like 'my sister's keeper.' :o) will prolly read 'bel canto' once i finish 'memoirs of a geisha' (which i am loving!). :o)

It has a lingering effect, cant really explain it in words. It's like you can get into the skin of the characters. After reading Dan Brown, I couldnt find a book that was on par with De Vinci Code and Angels and Demons but I think "Dogs of Babel" came close to it :)

Isn't THE DOGS OF BABEL great, Blissful?

I have to admit Bel Canto was very slow pace. SabilaK, Thanks for recommending ?Dogs of Babel?. I loved that book.

Shaque, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy BELLE CANTO. You're right about it being slow. I, however, enjoyed the pace of the novel; it was almost as if time stood still in this utopia made from the unlikeliest of situations. I didn't want it to end.
What are you reading now?

sabilak--ok, so i finally finished this book a few weeks ago...and i was disappointed:( which was unfortunate because i wanted so much to like it. maybe i just dont like that style of writing....i dunno. i thought it was really slow and almost a drag, at times. i agree that the ending was rushed, though--which i welcomed b/c i just wanted the book to END!

i knew it sabilak lolz!!!! but thanks for the tip :D keep em comin nad btw u have an interesting job yaar!! im currently reading Oliver's Story by erich segal and pleeeeeeezzzzzzzz b4 anyone says anything i know i am real late in reading this book i have been hearing dat from my frndz since eternity... :(((( but i liked the Love Story better somehow...but maybe i'll wait till the end to decide.
Thanks SnowFlake :))) and plz DO let me know how the book was...
lotsa luv, Resh

And since I read so much (for work and for pleasure), I'll make sure to make these great book recommendations as often as great books pass through my office!

RoseRed, I do work in publishing and am the biggest pusher of books I know. Would help if this was one of our tiles (I'm pushing those pleny too, though). Shaque, I'm thrilled that I could find you a great book and potentially a great guy all in one shot. I do work in magical ways, don't I? ;)

so i finally bought this book after you all's recommendations--and so far i love it! well, i am really only on the 2nd chapter, but this morning when i was reading it on the train, it served as a conversation starter with a REALLY cute guy...who said i'm gonna love this book. you bet i will;)

I'm reading this at the moment, it definitely draws you in! I'll let you know if I feel the ending was rushed :o)

Thats it!!!!!! i'm getting this book today :)))) hey sabila, u shuld be one of the distributors or the promoters yaar!!!!! lolz!

well, sabila, it was a long time ago. I do remember thinking that things got tied up very nicely..and very quickly....

Actually, as wonderful as the book was, I felt that the end was a bit rushed. What do you think SK?

Lol Shaque! Sahadat, I'm sure you'll love it! It's a wonderful book. Sk, I also loved the relationship between Gen and Carmen.

thanks for the rec. i will probably pick it up tonight! a good book is like crack. when you finish one, you have this unquenchable desire for more. yet had you never picked up reading in the first place, you'd be fine. disclaimer: i have never tried crack.

Oh, I keep meaning to pick this up after we studied the opening pages in our MA Creative Writing as a masterclass in opening a story. It was fantastic - that's it, I'm going to Amazon now!

Actually, i read Bel Canto a while ago. I remember that I couldn't put it down either. I really found interesting the different types of relationships and corresponding dynamics between people. My favourite relationship? The one between the translator and Carmen....

So, I guess it's safe to assume that no one's read anything by Ann Patchett.

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