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At first this novel seemed to me to be like a female "Huck Finn" with the white girl and the black woman travelling around in what seems to be a random fashion, the mother gone and father abusive. But it turned into Lily's search for a mother, and although she found her mother in August and in Mary, she also found bits of her mother inside of herself.
I actually was hoping that somehow Lily's father would change at the end--there seemed to be a moment where maybe he would go back to being the man ...more
I actually was hoping that somehow Lily's father would change at the end--there seemed to be a moment where maybe he would go back to being the man ...more
This would be 3 and a half stars, but a nudge higher because it was a debut novel.
I wanted to drink a tall glass of lemonade and rock in a chair on a porch while reading this. The author took me so clearly to a time and a place that I felt like I was there with her.
Race relations have been in the news lately, with the election of Obama hinting at a shift in the air. This novel is set in post-Civil Rights Act pre-MLKjr. assassination south, and race, religion, and family are important pieces to t ...more
I wanted to drink a tall glass of lemonade and rock in a chair on a porch while reading this. The author took me so clearly to a time and a place that I felt like I was there with her.
Race relations have been in the news lately, with the election of Obama hinting at a shift in the air. This novel is set in post-Civil Rights Act pre-MLKjr. assassination south, and race, religion, and family are important pieces to t ...more
It's a good book...I remember it being good when I read the first time. It isn't the greatest book I've ever read though. It's a typical coming-of-age story, reminds me a lot of (can you guess what I'm going to say?) To Kill a Mockingbird with a little bit of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Cold Sassy Tree thrown in for good measure. It's not a waste of time read though, I definitely like it.
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I liked The Secret Life of Bees. It was a little bit of a slow read for me but it was a thoughtful and well written book.
I liked it enough to purchase The Mermaid Chair, to try another Sue Monk Kidd book.
I liked it enough to purchase The Mermaid Chair, to try another Sue Monk Kidd book.
I really enjoyed this book from many perspectives. Bees, racial relationships and prejudice, love, religion, mothers. Delightful read.
