mybestfriendisabook 's review for:

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

4.25

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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my biggest read yet that i picked up on a whim. tense especially towards the end. fascinating how all the characters were intertwined. i need to know more about the ending! cons of reading a large book is that you’re so invested and that it will always stay with you. dark, messy and really sad, but witty at times. felt like a dark tense movie with the slow buildup. 

real con is the character that didn’t use punctuation, that was challenging and dreadful to read 😩 felt like i could finally breathe when that was over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Abandonment