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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
The History of Bees feels like waste potential. The message is great, but really 2 out 3 narrators are total assholes, a lot of it feels a bit cliché and it's a bit hard to actually enjoy the read
Tout l'intérêt d'une histoire des abeilles réside dans le fait que l'auteure aborde un thème plus que d'actualité : la disparition des abeilles. On sait que leur nombre ne cesse de diminuer d'années en années et il se peut, qu'un jour, le monde dystopique dans ce roman devienne réalité.
Le petit bémol de ce roman est pour moi le fait que les personnages principaux ne sont pas attachants. Je n'ai donc pas réussi à me plonger dans leur histoire comme je l'aurais voulu et les la question des relations filiales qui se retrouvent dans chaque histoire m'a laissée de marbre.
Le petit bémol de ce roman est pour moi le fait que les personnages principaux ne sont pas attachants. Je n'ai donc pas réussi à me plonger dans leur histoire comme je l'aurais voulu et les la question des relations filiales qui se retrouvent dans chaque histoire m'a laissée de marbre.
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
The characters, as well as the story felt really flat. Many characters were almost comically stereotypical. *mhem* professor John Smith (???). Perhaps Lunde was making the point that universities breed conformity? George is a carricature of the republican rural american, of course he has communication issues.
And Tao.. well Tao is perhaps the most complex character in this book, and surprisingly her timeline seems the most to favourable to reviewers.
I would've loved to see Lunde write about norwegian life, or something she has intimate knowledge about, instead of trying and failing to create these characters that don't really further the story, nor the points it's trying to make. Oh! there goes Edmund again, oop! another conversation gone horribly wrong with Tom! Like other reviewers have mentioned, this book could've done with a bold cut-down. Perhaps a few more weeks of editing.
Now, i really liked the depictions of parent-children relationships in this book. This is perhaps the most valuable part of this million-hour read. Again, this is a field Lunde should be experienced in, and it shows! It really does.
And Tao.. well Tao is perhaps the most complex character in this book, and surprisingly her timeline seems the most to favourable to reviewers.
I would've loved to see Lunde write about norwegian life, or something she has intimate knowledge about, instead of trying and failing to create these characters that don't really further the story, nor the points it's trying to make. Oh! there goes Edmund again, oop! another conversation gone horribly wrong with Tom! Like other reviewers have mentioned, this book could've done with a bold cut-down. Perhaps a few more weeks of editing.
Now, i really liked the depictions of parent-children relationships in this book. This is perhaps the most valuable part of this million-hour read. Again, this is a field Lunde should be experienced in, and it shows! It really does.
I may bee to harsh, but 2.5⭐️ seem alright, since i love complex characters more than anything else.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Suicide
Maja Lunde beschreibt in ihrem Roman "Die Geschichte der Bienen" drei Zeitepochen rund um die Bienen. Eines spielt im Jahre 1852 in England und handelt von den Anfängen und die bereits damalige Wichtigkeit der Bienen. Die zweite Epoche spielt im Jahre 2007 in der USA, also auch hoch aktuell. An dieser Stelle werden die ersten Konsequenzen deutlich, die ein Leben ohne Bienen haben könnte. Die letzte und für mich interessanteste Epoche spielt in der Zukunkt, im Jahre 2098 in China. Sie macht deutlich, wie schrecklich eine Welt ohne Bienen sein könnte.
Alle drei Geschichten bauen perfekt aufeinander auf. Die Verbindung zwischen Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft gelingt Maja Lunde super gut!
Mein Interesse an Bienen und der Imkerei haben mich dazu bewegt, dieses Buch zu lesen und ich habe es nicht bereut. Die Dringlichkeit/Notwendigkeit der Bienen wird in dem Buch besonders deutlich, auch wenn einige andere Leser*innen nicht der Meinung sind.
Auch muss ich sagen, dass der Roman mit jeder Seite immer spannender und bewegender wurde, weshalb ich auch 5 Sterne geben muss. Mich persönlich hat dieses Thema und dieser Roman gepackt. Ich denke noch oft an diesen Roman, spätestens immer dann, wenn ich einer Biene über den Weg laufe :)
Alle drei Geschichten bauen perfekt aufeinander auf. Die Verbindung zwischen Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft gelingt Maja Lunde super gut!
Mein Interesse an Bienen und der Imkerei haben mich dazu bewegt, dieses Buch zu lesen und ich habe es nicht bereut. Die Dringlichkeit/Notwendigkeit der Bienen wird in dem Buch besonders deutlich, auch wenn einige andere Leser*innen nicht der Meinung sind.
Auch muss ich sagen, dass der Roman mit jeder Seite immer spannender und bewegender wurde, weshalb ich auch 5 Sterne geben muss. Mich persönlich hat dieses Thema und dieser Roman gepackt. Ich denke noch oft an diesen Roman, spätestens immer dann, wenn ich einer Biene über den Weg laufe :)
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
kinda disappointing read but it still shows up in my thoughts every now and then so it must have been something
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
I like the interweaving and interconnection of the 3 time periods towards the end of the book. I like that there are clearly parallels being dropped in throughout the book, between the nature of humans and the nature of bees (maybe just life itself?). I like that women are given a voice and significant roles in the story. We have Tao, the leader of the committee, Charlotte. I got annoyed with William and George and their self-centred ways, at the cost of their familial relationships. I guess that's the nature of parenting though, wanting for your children to have what you had or have your aspirations though they may have other ideas.
I like that the author has tried to show that often the things we do, pursue it say in life can come to be something significant one day though I can't decide if it's overcooked in this book.
The author clearly wants to educate her readers and the book does a good job of telling them about the threats to pollinators and ultimately ourselves and perhaps will make people think more about our dependence on bees for our survival and the need to maintain the environment for their services to continue.
I like the quote "In order to live in nature, with nature, we must detach ourselves from the nature in ourselves... Education means to defy ourselves, to defy nature, our instincts..."
However, I did struggle with the writing.. perhaps some things have been lost in translation. I felt the writing was too literal, almost like a crime thriller in places. The pace of the book is quite slow. I didn't really warm to William or George - they stayed quite one dimensional whereas Tao was slightly easier to understand. The book as a whole to me felt like it was trying to do too much, cover too wide a time and for that the whole story doesn't run deep enough - I could see it working as a film for that reason.
I like that the author has tried to show that often the things we do, pursue it say in life can come to be something significant one day though I can't decide if it's overcooked in this book.
The author clearly wants to educate her readers and the book does a good job of telling them about the threats to pollinators and ultimately ourselves and perhaps will make people think more about our dependence on bees for our survival and the need to maintain the environment for their services to continue.
I like the quote "In order to live in nature, with nature, we must detach ourselves from the nature in ourselves... Education means to defy ourselves, to defy nature, our instincts..."
However, I did struggle with the writing.. perhaps some things have been lost in translation. I felt the writing was too literal, almost like a crime thriller in places. The pace of the book is quite slow. I didn't really warm to William or George - they stayed quite one dimensional whereas Tao was slightly easier to understand. The book as a whole to me felt like it was trying to do too much, cover too wide a time and for that the whole story doesn't run deep enough - I could see it working as a film for that reason.