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moonwilt 's review for:
The Ardent Swarm
by Yamen Manai
rly liking small stories about big events recently, and this toed an interesting line with the long extended metaphor of bees to explore the cultural, environmental and geo-political impacts of radicalisation (based on Tunisia which i admittedly know little about, though this was set in an unnamed country)
some lovely imagery, an interesting cast of characters, and also built tension really well in the plot which made this a quick read. thought the metaphor tied up a bit too neatly at the end and didn’t leave much room for nuances of individual experiences, but i am a sucker for bees so !
“Once again, man, in search of land, gave the plague to his fellow man in the folds of his offerings”
some lovely imagery, an interesting cast of characters, and also built tension really well in the plot which made this a quick read. thought the metaphor tied up a bit too neatly at the end and didn’t leave much room for nuances of individual experiences, but i am a sucker for bees so !
“Once again, man, in search of land, gave the plague to his fellow man in the folds of his offerings”