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A review by chiming_bells
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Book club pick:
About two women who wouldn’t normally be friends going on a journey together to find a golden beetle. Questions to the author - Why do you make them so 2 dimensional. One is a big lady who was a home economics teacher and had a mid life crisis, the other likes to sleep around in order to get preggers. Why is that
their sole personality. It’s just boring vs quirky - but she’s not quirky - she’s just boring - It’s not enough
Content wise - You could predict the end without opening the book. I might test this. I might ask my friends what they think happens. it was fine, I shed a tear, and laughed once at the vision of miss benson mounting a mule sideways. That’s it.
Gahhh this has made me angry. Why was there no creativity! It was just a report of someone packing for a holiday, and then unpacking once they got there with a bit of friendship and self discovery thrown in.
The lines that were announced as “philosophy” really were as basic as “live, laugh, love”.
Plus and possibly worst, I didn’t learn a single thing about insects. Beetle is in the title - give me more bug facts! You can chuck in a few more around the drivel about making friends, I promise. Teach me something!
What a wasted opportunity of a published novel.
About two women who wouldn’t normally be friends going on a journey together to find a golden beetle. Questions to the author - Why do you make them so 2 dimensional. One is a big lady who was a home economics teacher and had a mid life crisis, the other likes to sleep around in order to get preggers. Why is that
their sole personality. It’s just boring vs quirky - but she’s not quirky - she’s just boring - It’s not enough
Content wise - You could predict the end without opening the book. I might test this. I might ask my friends what they think happens. it was fine, I shed a tear, and laughed once at the vision of miss benson mounting a mule sideways. That’s it.
Gahhh this has made me angry. Why was there no creativity! It was just a report of someone packing for a holiday, and then unpacking once they got there with a bit of friendship and self discovery thrown in.
The lines that were announced as “philosophy” really were as basic as “live, laugh, love”.
Plus and possibly worst, I didn’t learn a single thing about insects. Beetle is in the title - give me more bug facts! You can chuck in a few more around the drivel about making friends, I promise. Teach me something!
What a wasted opportunity of a published novel.