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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
One thing that will always get me to adore a book is interwoven, interconnected stories. The stories are connected by just a few little things that make not much of a difference but I absolutely love that kind of thing.
I also really liked that the point of view changed quite quickly due to the short chapters. None of the main characters are likeable but they go some through nice character development and a lot of ups and downs.
A really important topic. I'm gonna go watch some documentaries now.
I also really liked that the point of view changed quite quickly due to the short chapters. None of the main characters are likeable but they go some through nice character development and a lot of ups and downs.
A really important topic. I'm gonna go watch some documentaries now.
Quite a disappointing book for me. I really struggled with all the characters of all three story lines. They were all equally annoying and self-centred. I don’t always have to like the protagonist of a book, but those three really were a pain for me. For me the storyline evolved too much around the protagonists‘ feelings which never moved the story forward, but slowed it down more and more. Furthermore, I would’ve loved to hear more about how the extinction happened, and what happened after it, but the storyline with Tao doesn’t speak a lot about it. Only in the last 50 pages we hear a bit more about it.
Somehow I feel like the book promised to be more than it was at the end. Really can’t recommend it.
Somehow I feel like the book promised to be more than it was at the end. Really can’t recommend it.
I really liked the premise but unfortunately, I felt underwhelmed by the end of the story. It felt a little too...soft. I really would have appreciated it more if the author had pointed the finger at humanity and said, "Look at how we're fucking up the planet!"
This was stunning and so eye opening. Everyone should read this. It's beautifully done and intertwines three stories so well and I love the twist.
Without bees, the flowers were just flowers, not blueberries, not bread and butter.
WOW! This book is exceptional in my eyes! 3 stories - past, present, future and set in 3 different places in the world. The book is about family dynamics and parenthood and environmentalism, more specifically bees ! I learned A LOT about bees and beekeeping - it was both amazing and terrifying considering where our planet is steering towards to (there are more and more stories about bees disappearing!) and how what was described in the future setting could very eerily become true - a global disaster.
And you really have to read the whole book to have it all at one moment click together :)
I truly recommend this!
WOW! This book is exceptional in my eyes! 3 stories - past, present, future and set in 3 different places in the world. The book is about family dynamics and parenthood and environmentalism, more specifically bees ! I learned A LOT about bees and beekeeping - it was both amazing and terrifying considering where our planet is steering towards to (there are more and more stories about bees disappearing!) and how what was described in the future setting could very eerily become true - a global disaster.
And you really have to read the whole book to have it all at one moment click together :)
I truly recommend this!
I quite enjoyed the three different stories going on at once, and although predictable, I enjoyed how they were revealed to link together. It was quite depressing, although that was expected going in, although I think it ended on a potentially hopeful note. My main issue with it was that the tone felt very masculine. I can't quite explain that, but somehow it just felt slightly inaccessible because of this. Maybe it's the way it was translated, though.
I really enjoyed this book and it's good to see the world of bees being more seen in the modern world.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3,5 /5 It was an interesting story, and I liked how in the audiobook, each main character was voiced by someone else. I also like how the book handles it's message, making it clear through the story that we need to be more careful with nature or suffer the consequences.
However, the main plottwist in Tao's story was so utterly predictable for me from the start that I found myself getting irritated with the character for not seeing the obvious. At the same time, the other two characters were mostly irritating in their complete disregard for other people in their lives. I've recently criticized a book for having a too-perfect main character, so I guess I shouldn't be complaining. But although I could muster sympathy for George at times (I imagine it's hard when you can't find the right words to talk to your own son anymore because your worlds are now too far apart) , at other times he is just being a huge dick??? And William is worse, because there's not even any excuse for his egocentrism, and he doesn't even feel bad about being a dick, while George sometimes does. So, flawed characters achieved, but in this case sometimes at the cost of me being able to sympathize with their personal drama (oh boohoo your son doesn't pay attention to you bc he's 16 and in puberty BUT YOUR DAUGHTER IS RIGHT THERE YOU STUPID ASS). That doesn't necessarily make this a bad book, but at times a bit hard to get through.
At times though, the book captures some nuances of human relationships that I haven't often seen examined, and I liked the way the three stories come together towards the end. A bit of a mixed bag.
However, the main plottwist in Tao's story was so utterly predictable for me from the start that I found myself getting irritated with the character for not seeing the obvious. At the same time, the other two characters were mostly irritating in their complete disregard for other people in their lives. I've recently criticized a book for having a too-perfect main character, so I guess I shouldn't be complaining. But although I could muster sympathy for George at times (I imagine it's hard when you can't find the right words to talk to your own son anymore because your worlds are now too far apart) , at other times he is just being a huge dick??? And William is worse, because there's not even any excuse for his egocentrism, and he doesn't even feel bad about being a dick, while George sometimes does. So, flawed characters achieved, but in this case sometimes at the cost of me being able to sympathize with their personal drama (oh boohoo your son doesn't pay attention to you bc he's 16 and in puberty BUT YOUR DAUGHTER IS RIGHT THERE YOU STUPID ASS). That doesn't necessarily make this a bad book, but at times a bit hard to get through.
At times though, the book captures some nuances of human relationships that I haven't often seen examined, and I liked the way the three stories come together towards the end. A bit of a mixed bag.