The Secret Life of Bees in The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List

Oct 13, 2011 Tara rated it it was amazing

I don't want to hear another person say, "Well such and such book is good as long as you remember this is the author's first book" (ahem...50 Shades of Crap). This was Sue Monk Kidd's first novel and I look forward to reading more from her. Right before I started reading this book, I started asking the world for signs for what I was supposed to do next. I had checked out this book along with 2 others. I was watching a documentary on Netflix called Queen of the Sun which is about bees. I wasn't a ...more

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Nov 09, 2010 Kari rated it it was amazing

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The language in this book is so beautiful! I just found myself getting lost in the scenes picturing, smelling and feeling everything. And now I want to go eat something with honey!

I will admit the coming of age in the deep South and how it ties to racism and acceptance is an overly done plot, but this book manages to break out of that and focus on the deeper story of Lily finding her mothers.

This will definitely go on my reread list.

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Apr 15, 2012 Amanda rated it it was amazing

I loved this book! I have been reading a lot of Southern fiction lately and really enjoying it and this one ranks up there at the top. The story, the characters and the writing were all beautiful. I absolutely loved Lily, she had such raw emotions that made me want to cry but a few pages later I wanted to laugh with her because she was so witty. I would definitely recommend this book!

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