Eight top books for emotional release

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Dell Villa tagged eight books to read when you’re in the mood to cry for days, including:Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett.

Like most of humanity, or at least the contingent I choose to consort with, I thought this novel was full of magic and incredibly provocative. Patchett uses her trademark lyrical, transcendent prose to describe, of all things, a hostage situation.