The Bees by Laline Paull

The Bees

Laline Paull

353 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added

fiction dystopian speculative fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
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The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut set in an ancient culture where only the queen may breed and deformity means death. Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive w...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,626 reviews

Moods

adventurous 65%
tense 41%
emotional 34%
dark 33%
informative 30%
mysterious 26%
reflective 23%
challenging 17%
hopeful 17%
inspiring 13%
sad 11%
lighthearted 6%
funny 3%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 62%
fast 19%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 39% | No: 22% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 38% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.64

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