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A review by eliss959
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Wow
There were some points where I thought this book was so long. I felt like I have been taken for a ride with no destination but only the ending time, p.642. The book is a series of mildly disastrous decisions, and dialogues. The incomprehension among characters, their insecurities and problems. But the last 30-20 pages covered me in anxiety. I struggled to turn the last page as I still couldn’t understand how the book would finish as for the whole time it had been an unpredictable ride.
I’m so glad I’ve read it and stuck to it. It was a mountain that I wanted to climb and I have all the thrills of climbing it, but now at the top I see the reality of life and my desire to finish it became ephemeral.
There were some points where I thought this book was so long. I felt like I have been taken for a ride with no destination but only the ending time, p.642. The book is a series of mildly disastrous decisions, and dialogues. The incomprehension among characters, their insecurities and problems. But the last 30-20 pages covered me in anxiety. I struggled to turn the last page as I still couldn’t understand how the book would finish as for the whole time it had been an unpredictable ride.
I’m so glad I’ve read it and stuck to it. It was a mountain that I wanted to climb and I have all the thrills of climbing it, but now at the top I see the reality of life and my desire to finish it became ephemeral.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship