Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

5 reviews

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and War

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is one of those books that unfolds slowly, and you spend so much time with it that you feel a little loss after it's over. Like your mind keeps wandering back to these fully formed characters that you've grown to care about, just to arrive at the conclusion that they're gone from your life forever. I felt such tenderness toward almost every character. And I think it was intentional, but the only bit for me that kept me from a 5-star review

was that the ending was so abrupt that I thought I had missed pages.

But the whole playing with tragicomedy was incredible, and I really enjoyed the writing.
*bought from the library book sales at Citizens Library in downtown Washington, PA.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, Blood, and Alcohol

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

eve81's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

lottselgar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ann gave me the world and then ripped it out from under me. i was so hopeful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content