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The Bees
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The best thing to come out of reading this book is finding the following:
The Bees is really about a beehive – where the bees have been anthropomorphized and talk and shit. Amazing that that bit of info seems to be a spoiler for some. Heck, that was the whole reason I wanted to read it - an unusual premise is a quick sell for me. What wasn’t a quick sell? The story of Flora 717 (a/k/a the horniest bee in the hive) and her unyielding desire to birth a little larvae of her own even though she was born a simple sanitation bee rather than a queen. It reminded me a bit of Agnes of God, which I know is completely whack-a-doo and more than a little on the creepy side, but the entire hive atmosphere seemed very much like a nunnery to me – especially the “Accept, Obey and Serve” mantra all the female bees must follow.
Before I get inundated with the “I didn’t get it” or “maybe I’m too stupid to be reading a literary wonder such as this” comments, I’m going to tell you to save your breath. There’s a good chance that I just didn’t get it, and I probably am too stupid for books like this. However, I feel there is a stronger chance that this book was seriously overhyped/overrated and in reality just pretty much sucked.
I’d still totally read another book about bees, though. The .gifs, they are aplenty : )
The best thing to come out of reading this book is finding the following:
The Bees is really about a beehive – where the bees have been anthropomorphized and talk and shit. Amazing that that bit of info seems to be a spoiler for some. Heck, that was the whole reason I wanted to read it - an unusual premise is a quick sell for me. What wasn’t a quick sell? The story of Flora 717 (a/k/a the horniest bee in the hive) and her unyielding desire to birth a little larvae of her own even though she was born a simple sanitation bee rather than a queen. It reminded me a bit of Agnes of God, which I know is completely whack-a-doo and more than a little on the creepy side, but the entire hive atmosphere seemed very much like a nunnery to me – especially the “Accept, Obey and Serve” mantra all the female bees must follow.
Before I get inundated with the “I didn’t get it” or “maybe I’m too stupid to be reading a literary wonder such as this” comments, I’m going to tell you to save your breath. There’s a good chance that I just didn’t get it, and I probably am too stupid for books like this. However, I feel there is a stronger chance that this book was seriously overhyped/overrated and in reality just pretty much sucked.
I’d still totally read another book about bees, though. The .gifs, they are aplenty : )
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April 29, 2014
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April 29, 2014
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September 13, 2014
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September 19, 2014
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How are you liking this one? I started to read it, and got pulled away by other reads. The beginning just wasn't holding my attention, but such a clever idea. Wondering if I should go back to it again.
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Did not like : (Luckily (or unluckily, depending on individual perspective), I was at my son's ballgames all day with a dead Kindle so I muddled through to the end.
Crap. This is one I've been dying for.
Waaaaaay overhyped/overrated Shelby : (
Kelly (and the Book Boar) wrote: "Waaaaaay overhyped/overrated Shelby : ("That sux.
So honestly awesome Kelly. I didn't want to read this one so much either...
Kat Stark wrote: "So honestly awesome Kelly. I didn't want to read this one so much either..."The worst part is I had been on the libary's waiting list since BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE. So much extra disappointment when that happens.
Oh man :( poop is all I say. and on to the next better read, those cheer me up. I was having a meh book slump for a while until this week!
Not to be all spoiler-y (as I read you haven't yet watched the "Netflix" season) but Arrested Development season 4's got a few episodes (called I think "B. Team" and "Colony Collapse") that shows Gob getting hot and heavy with his bee enterprise. Plenty of funny (hence, gif-able) bee scenes (esp one with a limo) to look out for, when you write your next bee-book review.
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Snotchocheez wrote: "Not to be all spoiler-y (as I read you haven't yet watched the "Netflix" season) but Arrested Development season 4's got a few episodes (called I think "B. Team" and "Colony Collapse") that shows G..."Yay!!!! More bees books, authors. PRONTO!!!!!
I’d still totally read another book about bees, though. The .gifs, they are aplenty : )God help us if Jeffy Goldblum writes a book.
Jeff wrote: "God help us if Jeffy Goldblum writes a book."You know - he has been the voice on some audiobooks . . .
Jeff wrote: "He's old. He needs the work."I'll give him some work *wink wink - nudge nudge*
It is true the bees have been anthropomorphised, but as with Watership Down a great deal of study went into bee-haviour to write this.
Ahhhh Brett, well played pun. I think I fell victim to the overhype on this one, unfortunately.
I, too, am sad you did not enjoy this but who cares because: Bee gifs!They make everything better.
Erica wrote: "I, too, am sad you did not enjoy this but who cares because: Bee gifs!They make everything better."
They really do. I bet there's even more now. Maybe there should be a sequel to this book that I can not really like, but gif the farts out of anyway : )
Great review. Sounds like a skip to me.
i just took a nap after spiking my glucose levels with honey and dreamt about death by bee stinging.not blaming anyone here or this book, just wanted to get it out of my bonnet before i close this tab on my browser after four weeks . . .
