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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Classism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
a little like watership down with bees, really enjoyed it
You are in the mind of one of the worker bees and you really start to get the feel of how it is being a bee and fitting in and doing your duty, reading this book. It was really amazing, the amount of detail that went into describing this one bee; much less this entire hive of activity. The bee we follow and become part of her world, she isn't born any normal worker bee. She is considered rather ugly because her color is not like that of normal bees, but that is only the beginning for her. She is more than her looks. She can do more than they can.
Her life is a journey in which she works the hardest she can for her hive.
I had no idea when I picked this up that I would become so absorbed in it, but it was that excellent. It tells you how bees communicate and show others where to go to get pollen. And how the queen is, how she keeps harmony in the hive and even how she is replaced.
I have a huge respect for bees that has only grown because of this book and because of how this author so immaculately chose to portray it. It is not something I would have normally picked up, but I'm glad I did.
Someday I believe I will read it again and see if my husband would like to read it. He also is fascinated by bees.
Her life is a journey in which she works the hardest she can for her hive.
I had no idea when I picked this up that I would become so absorbed in it, but it was that excellent. It tells you how bees communicate and show others where to go to get pollen. And how the queen is, how she keeps harmony in the hive and even how she is replaced.
I have a huge respect for bees that has only grown because of this book and because of how this author so immaculately chose to portray it. It is not something I would have normally picked up, but I'm glad I did.
Someday I believe I will read it again and see if my husband would like to read it. He also is fascinated by bees.
I have tried to read this book many times over the years, and it just can't keep my attention. I feel like the main reason I didn't finish it was a mixture of the slow pacing of the writing style, the stakes don't feel high enough, and the inner-workings of the hive hierarchy and world building isn't ever really explained in an accessible way - it's just very confusing and can't hold my interest.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
tense
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Slow start, maybe because I’ve never read a book from the pov of a bee. But it was interesting and ultimately I quite enjoyed it. The end picks up steam and I found myself trying to find out what happens next and found the ending satisfactory and unforced.
Bizarre. I don't even known if I liked it or not. The author makes the bees so human-like at times and then in the next instant reminds you how totally crazy town bees are and it is jarring. I liked the bee education I acquired (I had no idea bees were so grossly fascinating), but I did not really like the story.