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The Bees
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Accept. Obey. Serve. Flora 717 is a survivor - large, deformed and ugly at birth, normally she should have been summarily terminated... and did I forget to mention, she is a bee!
Whether seen as allegorical or literal, the buzz (pun intended :)) around this book is very much well deserved. Are the core lives and roles in a bee-hive, portrayed in this book, correct? I don't know, but will one day probably check, but the world within our world created by Paull is hypnotically spell binding - and then to top it all off the story of a bee, Flora 717, coping and surviving, despite a lack of privilege, is so well thought out, crafted and paced. 10 out of 12, a Five Star read... now buzz off and go read this!
Whether seen as allegorical or literal, the buzz (pun intended :)) around this book is very much well deserved. Are the core lives and roles in a bee-hive, portrayed in this book, correct? I don't know, but will one day probably check, but the world within our world created by Paull is hypnotically spell binding - and then to top it all off the story of a bee, Flora 717, coping and surviving, despite a lack of privilege, is so well thought out, crafted and paced. 10 out of 12, a Five Star read... now buzz off and go read this!
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Reading Progress
November 14, 2019
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Started Reading
November 14, 2019
– Shelved
November 21, 2019
– Shelved as:
contemporary
November 21, 2019
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Finished Reading
June 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
this-book-tho
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Jul 24, 2021 03:44PM
Great review, Baba! Wow, this sounds so interesting! So happy to see that you loved it! :)
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Yun wrote: "Great review, Baba! Wow, this sounds so interesting! So happy to see that you loved it! :)"I did, and thanks Yun :)
What a lovely review! Bravo!
Yun wrote: "Great review, Baba! Wow, this sounds so interesting! So happy to see that you loved it! :)"Thanks Yun! It's a wonderful read :)
Morgan wrote: "What a lovely review! Bravo!"So kind! Thank you so much for reading it Morgan :)
SheAintGotNoShoes wrote: "There is not a bee on this planet that I would ever trust again.Essex, UK July of 2009, out for a lovely evening stroll and got stuck in the face by a deranged honeybee - any hope of a reconciliat..."
Stung... and never forgotten!!!
What a unique book. I have to check it out. Great review!
