A review by kimberlyjgav
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I have a hard time rating this book. I didn't find it boring, necessarily, but it is slow and very long. I had trouble engaging with it and even set it aside for a short time to read something else. I thought the characters were very well developed and enjoyed the different POVs. I won't say much about the ending, other than it's chaotic and unsettling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Pregnancy