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Bel Canto
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett
Why? (8/7/2008)
This book succeeds very well as a modern fable. There are wonderful, if broadly drawn, characters - almost caricatures. The message of wasted potential is powerful. There are characters to love, but none to hate. HOWEVER: What was up with the epilogue? I can't figure out …more
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