A review by jerefi
Bee Season by Myla Goldberg

1.0

First off, it was rather jarring starting this book with the concept that this book was the inspiration for Akillah and the Bee. Wait. No it wasn't. The person who gave me this book mixed up their movies. Whew. I was having a hard time figuring out how a book about a very dysfunctional and obsessive Jewish family turned into a heart warming film about an African American family. Back to the book: when I finished this book I literally said to myself, "Wow. That was depressing." The farther I got into the book, the more I felt myself mentally severing myself from it. The way some books take a while for you to warm up, this one works in the opposite fashion. Needless to say, I did not find it brilliant. I felt at times as if it was trying too hard to sound brilliant or awe inspiring. Well, those traits, like comedy cannot be forced. She missed that memo.