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This was an outstanding story. The characters were believable and it read like a true story. I feel it lived up to all the hype.
Really liked this moving story involving a refugee from Nigeria, a recently widowed woman & her son who is obsessed with Batman. Story alternates between the girl (Little Bee ) and Sarah (the widow). Very interesting how their stories come together & why. My criticism is the author's use of baby talk for the child (4 YO). It's as if he put in every possible mistake a child might make (incorrect verb tenses, etc). And then he has the mom correct the child. Too me, those passages really detracted
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"In a few breaths' time I will speak some sad words to you. But you must hear them the same way we have agreed to see scars now. Sad words are just another beauty.".....A story of simple, but affecting prose that is dually narrated in a alternating-chapter pattern format. A sad, tale is woven of a life-changing tragic chance meeting and its lasting repercussions, while imparting some life-affirming essence.
The characters are real and the writing echoes the beauty and poignancy throughout. I enj ...more
The characters are real and the writing echoes the beauty and poignancy throughout. I enj ...more
Scenes from this novel are certainly horrific. I wonder how the characters could make it though terrible times, such as the scene on the beach in Nigeria. I don't know how Sara had the strength to lose her finger. I can only imagine how Charlie felt about losing his dad. Little Bee has terrible memories, but she continues to smile because she is alive today. Then again, she looks everywhere she goes for a way to end her life rather than let herself be taken by "the men." The author does a good j
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I picked this for my book group and will go and face the music on Thursday. The back of the paperback intimated that this was a great and unforgettable story. I found a sad, intense story well-written, but not what I wa expecting. The ending sort of renders the preceding story pointless.
Little Bee was a compelling story, which begs the reader to think about the choices we make in life. It also asks us to step outside of our own little egocentric worlds, and take a good look at the world and people around us. The story is told in alternating viewpoints of two women and shows us what happens when their two worlds collide. There were a couple of plot points which nagged me, but otherwise......Powerful! Moving! Haunting!
Bookmarks Issue: May/June 2009
Bookmarks Issue: May/June 2009
I loved this book !! So well written with each personality so distinctive.
Loved the book but not the ending.
The writing in this is incredible - and the story creativley told.
wow, intense.
Aug 15, 2010
Najat
marked it as to-read
Apr 09, 2011
Amanda
marked it as to-read
Sep 17, 2011
Rachel
marked it as to-read
