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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
Really enjoyed this very different book, told in a very different way.
Loved it. Interesting perspectives by two narrators.
It wasn't the best book I have read and it wasn't the worst. It was a quick read, so that was good. Hoping that book club discussions will bring out something that I missed...
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"We don’t want to tell you what happens in this book. It is a truly special story and we do not want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know enough to buy it, so we will just say this:
This is the story of two women. Their lives collide one fateful day,and one of them has to make a terrible choice, the kind of choice we hope you will never have to face. Two years later, they meet again — the story starts there…
Once you have read it, you’ll want to tell your friends about it. When you do, please don’t tell them what happens The magic is in how the story unfolds."
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This is the text on the inside leaf of the dust cover for Chris Cleave’s book, Little Bee.
Damn you publisher. damn you to hell. have a little faith in your reader base. i would have read this book anyway, the expectations set in the fold were misleading and cruel. you cant read a book like this under false pretenses. each time something happens, it is compared against the expectations set. and the book is left wanting, but not by its own merit, by your deceit.
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For everyone else out there, here is what it should read in the leaf fold of the dust cover:
" Little bee, a refugee from Nigeria, knows only one man and one woman in London. Her story is sad as is the stories of the man and woman she knows. When she tells her story, you will listen. Not by force, but because the scar tissue from her tale is beautiful, if only you see it in the right light."
If anyone tells you there is magic here, slap them, then keep reading.
This is one of the saddest books I have ever read, but if you are prepared for this fact, you can certainly enjoy it. Little Bee is well written and grabs your attention from beginning to end. It is not magic.
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This is the story of two women. Their lives collide one fateful day,and one of them has to make a terrible choice, the kind of choice we hope you will never have to face. Two years later, they meet again — the story starts there…
Once you have read it, you’ll want to tell your friends about it. When you do, please don’t tell them what happens The magic is in how the story unfolds."
~~~~~~
~~~~~~
This is the text on the inside leaf of the dust cover for Chris Cleave’s book, Little Bee.
Damn you publisher. damn you to hell. have a little faith in your reader base. i would have read this book anyway, the expectations set in the fold were misleading and cruel. you cant read a book like this under false pretenses. each time something happens, it is compared against the expectations set. and the book is left wanting, but not by its own merit, by your deceit.
—-
For everyone else out there, here is what it should read in the leaf fold of the dust cover:
" Little bee, a refugee from Nigeria, knows only one man and one woman in London. Her story is sad as is the stories of the man and woman she knows. When she tells her story, you will listen. Not by force, but because the scar tissue from her tale is beautiful, if only you see it in the right light."
If anyone tells you there is magic here, slap them, then keep reading.
This is one of the saddest books I have ever read, but if you are prepared for this fact, you can certainly enjoy it. Little Bee is well written and grabs your attention from beginning to end. It is not magic.
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I don't really know how to feel about this book. I really enjoyed Chris Cleave's writing, and I think the story is important to tell, but I have three big hang ups:
1. a white guy telling an African woman's story feels ugly and a bit inappropriate;
2. I completely hated the ending; I reread it to make sure I didn't miss anything. I didn't. Honestly, I didn't care for the last 70 pages.
3. the editorial copy on the back cover is up there for worst and most annoying of any I've ever read, which shouldn't could against the book itself, but it's so cringe-worthy that it becomes memorable.
1. a white guy telling an African woman's story feels ugly and a bit inappropriate;
2. I completely hated the ending; I reread it to make sure I didn't miss anything. I didn't. Honestly, I didn't care for the last 70 pages.
3. the editorial copy on the back cover is up there for worst and most annoying of any I've ever read, which shouldn't could against the book itself, but it's so cringe-worthy that it becomes memorable.
A powerfully intense story that I frantically read to find out what would become of the beautiful characters in the end. The characters linger in your mind long after you turn the last page.
So I don't get what the big deal about this book is. I thought it was meh. The story was fairly interesting and I liked Little Bee's voice but Sarah's voice annoyed me A LOT. It didn't feel right at all and definitely felt like a man trying to write for a woman, which is exactly what was happening.