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A review by grantahedrick
Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris
3.0
Stories of anger, joy, grief, love, and loss are woven through by threads to build this swirling and complex tapestry. Harris has built a multi-dimensional world with Honeycomb and will transport you to many realms during it's telling.
With brief chapters that fluctuate between fables, children's stories with morals at their core, and the overarching narrative of the powerful Lacewing King you will be able to pick up and put down this book at any time. Which is both it's strength and one of the reasons it took me so long to finish. The brief nature of the sometimes 3 page chapters made it perfect for light reading, but it did not have that gripping factor that makes a book impossible to put down.
The worlds of Honeycomb are numerous, and always painted with just enough detail to seem familiar, but you can never pin one down. The fabric of the universe between these worlds is what is truly fantastical and intriguing though. You will feel very much like you are in a world of myth and fables as you read these stories and see the connecting threads.
If you like folklore and fable, complex characters, and light reading: read this book!
With brief chapters that fluctuate between fables, children's stories with morals at their core, and the overarching narrative of the powerful Lacewing King you will be able to pick up and put down this book at any time. Which is both it's strength and one of the reasons it took me so long to finish. The brief nature of the sometimes 3 page chapters made it perfect for light reading, but it did not have that gripping factor that makes a book impossible to put down.
The worlds of Honeycomb are numerous, and always painted with just enough detail to seem familiar, but you can never pin one down. The fabric of the universe between these worlds is what is truly fantastical and intriguing though. You will feel very much like you are in a world of myth and fables as you read these stories and see the connecting threads.
If you like folklore and fable, complex characters, and light reading: read this book!