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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
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.
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found this book pretty hard to get invested in since the storyline was incredibly slow - to a fault. I feel it would have flowed better if the storylines were set out chronologically instead of alternating, since I would have been able to form attachments to the narrating characters. Tao’s storyline was interesting, original, and dynamic, and I wish there was more emphasis put on this section of the book. Tao had a humanness to her that George and William lacked, so I would’ve much preferred reading a full length version of her story! The writing was different to other books I’ve read, however it was sophisticated and suited to the characters. Overall, this book wasn’t highly impactful but was enjoyable in itself ✨
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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
I liked the last Pages of the Book the most. The stories of the three characters are really dark and I was hoping to learn even more about bees.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wanted to love this... Did not love this.
Olisin halunnut tykätä enemmän mutta jotenkin kerronta tuntui junnaavalta ja kaikkien tekemiset jotenkin päättömältä pyörimiseltä.
Kuuntelin iltasatuina, ei jättänyt oikein minkäänlaista fiilistä.
Kuuntelin iltasatuina, ei jättänyt oikein minkäänlaista fiilistä.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Koskettava!! Mukavaa ajanvietettä, selkeä ja helppolukunen mut ”””oikeeta asiaa”” myös, semmonen että vois suositella melkein kelle vaan... Ilman ilmastonmuutosaihetta en ehkä ois viihtyny yhtä hyvin, nyt ootan innolla seuraavien osien lukemista
Mam problem z ocenieniem Historii pszczół- a nawet nie bardzo chcę to robić, ponieważ są to trzy całkowicie inne historie. Wszystkie miały one swoje lepsze i gorsze strony, każda była inna i na innym poziomie, więc nawet wyliczanie jakieś średniej jest bezsensowne. Każda z nich jest materiałem na pełnoprawną osobną powieść ale całkowicie rozumiem dlaczego autorka postanowiła to przedstawić akurat w takiej formie. Całość jest bardzo przyjemna ale raczej jako odskocznie od jakieś innej powieści ponieważ tą można się znudzić. Do tego mogę dodać że styl pisania jest piękny ale nie przesadzony a wręcz bardzo subtelny i delikatny. Podsumowując: polecam przeczytać i przemyśleć i nie napalać się na fajerwerki.
The story was a bit too slow for my taste and I thought the characers were quite flat and not really developing. Tao for example was described as a curious, smart woman but then it takes her very long to figure out what has happend to her son even though it is quite obvious.
The story was predictable and so it became a quite boring read. I fought my way through but gave up then because I was so fed up with it.
The story was predictable and so it became a quite boring read. I fought my way through but gave up then because I was so fed up with it.