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rhu 's review for:
The History of Bees
by Maja Lunde
slow-paced
Read for school.
While this novel touched on relevant subjects it fell short in several departments. It is quite literally about the history of bees, and we follow characters from three different perspectives: past, present, and future (when bees have gone extinct worldwide). The connection—other than somewhat similar themes—wasn’t revealed until the end and then it felt haphazard and not very premeditated. Besides the lack of a strong connection between the perspectives, I also had problems with the characters as some of them lacked depth and were, at times, very predictable; they weren’t all that interesting to read about. That’s not to say they didn’t have any potential, but that potential wasn’t always taken advantage of or explored further. It was far too long for its own good, really could’ve shortened it a couple of hundred pages. One thing I did like, however, was the ending, even though it was all perhaps tied up a little too fast considering the pace and length of the novel.