A review by absolutive
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a gripping novel centred on strong women. However, it suffers from a naive goal of colourblindness and distributing the complexity of a real person into three Black sisters, each with only one major quality distinct from the rest. 
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