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ASIN: 0060934417
ID #107230
Bel Canto   (Rated: 18+)
Product Type: Book
Reviewer: Cass--Autumn Spirit Author Icon
Review Rated: ASR
Amazon's Price: $ 15.20
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Summary of this Book...
"Bel Canto" is about a group of hostages who come to
know their captors in ways they wouldn't have thought
possible. An unstable third-world country throws a
birthday party for an important Japanese businessman.
A famous opera star is hired to sing. The businessman
doesn't want to go, but he loves opera and so he goes.
While at the party, rebels seize them, later releasing
the women and children, except for the lovely opera
star. Months pass. Negotiations are stagnant.
Discipline breaks down. The hostages cannot
communicate with each other, except through a
translator who works for the businessman. Some of the
captors are barely teenagers. It is a weird and
wonderful story, although I didn't like the ending.
This type of Book is good for...
people who enjoy a good story.
I especially liked...
the interactions among the characters.
I didn't like...
when the author inserted little comments alluding to what the final outcome of the hostage situation was going to be.
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to...
cry for some of the characters.
This Book made me feel...
like I was right there among the hostages.
The author of this Book...
writes descriptively, while being just vague enough about the actual location.
I recommend this Book because...
it was a quick, enjoyable read, telling a wonderful story, and I was left wondering what could have been, if only....
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