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“And so I made the decision to change. It might seem like change was impossible, given my nature and my age, but I understood exactly what there was to lose. It was chemistry all over again. The point wasn’t whether or not I liked it. The point was it had to be done.”

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

October 25, 2021 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

In one word: Bummer Cannonball Read Bingo: People I haven’t read any Ann Patchett previously; I could have sworn that I read Bel Canto but Goodreads shows it is in my “to read,” and I consider it a better history-keeper than my memory. I’m a big sucker for a book with accolades, so the “Pultizer finalist” sticker on the cover had my heart. I picked it up as it was the monthly selection of my library book club. In my estimation, this is both a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, cbrbingo13, family, historical fiction, pulitzer finalist, stepmother, the dutch house

ardaigle's CBR13 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, cbrbingo13, family, historical fiction, pulitzer finalist, stepmother, the dutch house ·
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I honestly would have enjoyed just reading about what it’s like to be an opera singer

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

June 13, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 2 Comments

A group of international businesspeople, government leaders, and ambassadors gather together in the house of the vice president of an unspecified South American country to celebrate the birthday of one Mr. Hosokawa, a Japanese businessman. The vice president and the businesspeople of the South American country are trying to impress Mr. Hosokawa and convince him to set up factories and invest in their county. Mr. Hosokawa is only there because he will get to hear Roxanne Coss, world renowned opera soprano, sing. Mr. Hosokawa is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, hostage, kidnapping, multinational, opera, south america

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, hostage, kidnapping, multinational, opera, south america ·
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The Ant and the Grasshopper Can Be Friends

Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett

March 27, 2021 by AnnaCollier 1 Comment

I was inspired to pick up Ann Patchett’s memoir Truth and Beauty: A Friendship after reading her essay These Precious Days, which was recently published in Harper’s magazine. The two works run in parallel, both telling the stories of Patchett’s friendship with someone whose life is arguably more interesting (and certainly more dramatic), who is sick, and who Patchett helps through that illness. Truth and Beauty follows the friendship between Patchett and the writer Lucy Grealy for nearly twenty years.  They attend the same college […]

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AnnaCollier's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett ·
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Once upon a time there was a house…

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

November 17, 2020 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The Dutch House is a novel that has a fairy tale vibe to it. The house is, of course, central to the story and it’s kind of like a castle — it has a history of its own and a presence in the community. The Dutch House is a sign of wealth and a connection to the main characters’ past. Author Ann Patchett also gives the reader an evil stepmother, a missing queen, and a father/king who seems caught up in his material wealth while […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, cbr12, ElCicco, Fiction, ReadWomen, the dutch house

ElCicco's CBR12 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, cbr12, ElCicco, Fiction, ReadWomen, the dutch house ·
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A Blended Family Drama Spanning Decades that Gets Bogged Down By It’s Numerous Characters

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

April 13, 2020 by Lisa Bee Leave a Comment

This novel ended up on my to-read list after being recommended by our library’s website after I finished Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You. I really didn’t know what I was getting into though, to be honest, but I did assume that like Ng’s book, it would be some kind of personal family drama. That is certainly was, and this is a genre I usually quite like, but this time I find myself feeling a bit lukewarm about the whole endeavor. Commonwealth begins with […]

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Lisa Bee's CBR12 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, family drama ·
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Steady state

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

February 14, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

I’m struggling to come up with much to say about this book. I really liked the ending and how Patchett took all the varying characters and plot threads and tied them together in a satisfying way, but the book seemed to take a very long time getting to where it was going. I’m half Brazilian, and have been back to the motherland several times, and this book was pretty much the equivalent of the plane ride there (I’m not one of those who hates air […]

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octothorp's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett ·
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