Did anyone else think of Bel Canto as one of the saddest reads ever. I read that book for english. i liked it a lot but it was a heartbreaker. All these people gather for a huge b-day party of a major business man at the vice prezidents house in south america somewhere. Terrorists come in and hold everyone hostage. Plot builds and soon enough terrorists and hostages become friends, brothers, sisters, and father-son, mainly because they are all so young. One of the long list of main characters is a translator of this business man who falls in love with one of the terrorists. They actually end up making love a few times. In the end, the govt. "saves" the hostages by killing all the terrorists including the translators lover. Their love was so unbelievably strong and it was sad when she got killed. Does it sound horribly tragic and tear jerking or am i just a soft dude?
2007-10-19 16:39:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Thats terribly sad and tragic.It doesn't mean you're soft if you're affected by things like that. I think it makes you a better man actually. I've never read it but now I'm going to go check it out. =D
2007-10-20 06:41:00 · answer #1 · answered by no longer here 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds good. These types of stories hit home but I can only read on once in a while.
You should try Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
2007-10-20 00:00:58 · answer #2 · answered by Ralph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, it sounds pretty depressing...i've read sad books...they tend to get to me sometimes... if you've ever read Stephenie Meyer's books you might cry....well at some parts... Her book Twilight isn't bad...the next one in the series,New Moon, is sad, you cant put it down until the conflict is solved... and the third one, Eclipse, is my favorite book. i enjoyed them ... i read the series three times... it never bored me.
2007-10-20 00:39:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it does sound like a tear-jerker. Either we're both softies or we're both PMSing. I'm pullin' for you.
2007-10-20 01:56:36 · answer #4 · answered by Agent D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋