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A review by jannie_mtl
Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
5.0
An incredible feat of a first novel. Of a tenth novel for that matter.
This is the story of a family and the secrets held by each of the members. Told over the arc of two seasons of spelling bees, the relationships between the various dyads are very finely drawn. Each family member is experiencing a kind of very personal suffering or angst, and the novel weaves their stories into a sort of coat of many colours.
It is not a sad book per se, but we meet these characters as they struggle to be true to themselves with sometimes unexpected results.
Highly recommended.
This is the story of a family and the secrets held by each of the members. Told over the arc of two seasons of spelling bees, the relationships between the various dyads are very finely drawn. Each family member is experiencing a kind of very personal suffering or angst, and the novel weaves their stories into a sort of coat of many colours.
It is not a sad book per se, but we meet these characters as they struggle to be true to themselves with sometimes unexpected results.
Highly recommended.