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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.75⭐️ on Fable. No. Notes. Absolutely brilliant and extremely captivating even though, at its heart, it was just a narrative about the trials and tribulations of an everyday family.
I loved the title and the references throughout to bees, the bee sting being an ambiguous time stamp for “where did things go wrong.” No spoilers, but the bee sting represents so much more and is the overarching theme of this book and, quite honestly, so much of today’s society.
Maybe one note.. I will say, it is a harddd read due to the writing style. Second person, stream of consciousness writing with, at times, zero punctuation. But I’m so glad I pushed through it.
I loved the title and the references throughout to bees, the bee sting being an ambiguous time stamp for “where did things go wrong.” No spoilers, but the bee sting represents so much more and is the overarching theme of this book and, quite honestly, so much of today’s society.
Maybe one note.. I will say, it is a harddd read due to the writing style. Second person, stream of consciousness writing with, at times, zero punctuation. But I’m so glad I pushed through it.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The ending of this book…wow. I tried to use my rusty English-major analysis skills and still couldn’t decide what it meant! But it was incredibly thought-provoking. I liked that one of the main themes of the book focused on the importance of becoming/accepting your true self (with some characters more successful at that than others). I also enjoyed how each section of the book was told from the point of view of each of the four main characters in this family saga. At 600+ pages long, there were some parts of the book that dragged a little and could have been edited more, but the last 100 or so pages absolutely flew by as the tension ratcheted up and I couldn’t wait to find out what would happen…and then that ending! 4 stars
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
100 page chapter with no punctuation tough to get through