A review by karin_lindh
The Bees by Laline Paull

4.0

I really loved this book. It’s a great story, unique, beautiful storytelling and incredibly smart, and a really gorgeous cover. The most exciting thing is how political and criticized against lots of societies in the world it is. You as an individual are nothing, but you as a group are everything. You should "accept, obey and serve" without even hesitating. The protagonist Flora, she is just one of the crowd. She doesn’t stand out much, except that she is a little different, which makes her just one of the others. You could think this was a bad thing, why her? Or in a good way – it can be used to increase the group thinking. What also strikes me about this book is how emotional it is.