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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, hear me out.  This is SO not the kind of book I normally read.  It's the kind of book my mother reads.  You know the type I'm talking about: &quot;Reviving Ophelia&quot;, &quot;Not Without My Daughter&quot;...mother-y books.  It was, in fact, my mother who demanded I read this book, because sh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/201039">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I surveyed my class and 80% gave it two thumbs up: 5 stars. That's 28 out of 35 students. The rest of the class gave it an OK: 3 or 4 stars. So my giving it 5 stars has been backed by research into the general public's taste. ;=) <br/><br/>Now, I'm not much for spending time on fiction. I don't ne...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25083306">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually liked this book. I only read the reviews afterwards and noticed that a lot of people complain of the stereotyping, and embarrassingly - I was so in love with the characters that it didn't phase me, I'm ashamed. I did <em>notice</em> that the 'blacks' were all painted as stereotypes but I figured t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12811058">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was ironic that I read most of this book on Mother's Day.  At the core, this book isn't about race relations, the Virgin Mary, or even beekeeping, though those are all interesting parts of the story.  It's a book about mothers.  Mothers who are imperfect, mothers who make mistakes, and women who ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14245814">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<u>The Secret Life Of Bees</u><br/>Sue Monk Kidd<br/><br/>Penguin Group, 2003, $14.00, 336 pgs.<br/>ISBN 9-78-014200-1<br/><br/> “Most people don’t have any idea about all the complicated life going on inside a hive. Bees have a secret life we don’t know anything about” (Kidd 148).  The Secre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18222669">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a harmless, heart warming book that did not change my life or enrich my thinking in any large way - except perhaps that I am slightly less afraid of bees. One thing that is a slight pet peeve with me is the healing power apparently inherent in the culture of the 'other'. Here is the formula...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/267247">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Leah Gerber<br/>Mrs. Ebarvia<br/>Honors World Lit<br/>11/26/07<br/>Book Review: The Secret Life of Bees<br/>	What is more enjoyable than a good book? The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is the best book I have read in a long time. Holding the reader’s interest is a key part of writing a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9854569">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reading the Secret Life of Bees is like meeting the best friend of your childhood within the confines of 302 pages of prose.  Lily Owens is a 14-year-old girl who only wants a place to belong after running away from her miserable father with her black nursemaid Rosaleen. With nowhere else to go, Lil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6715745">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though <em>The Secret Life of Bees</em> has the potential to be a heartwarming little novel, it falls flat on many accounts. The characters often feel unoriginal, including a sassy black nanny; a smart, yet under-valued girl who dreams of being a writer; and a roughneck southern farmer. While cliches exist b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1495799">more...</a>]]></body>
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