The Bees: A Novel
by:
Laline Paull (author)
Format: hardcover
ASIN: B00NB3QM3C
Publish date: 2013
Publisher: Ecco
Edition language: English
When this book first came out, it was compared to Atwood's Handmaid's Tale. I think this is because of the reproduction theme that makes up part of the book. But such a comparison is false. It is actually an American The Hen Who Dream She Could Fly. On the surface, the story is about a bee, a ...
Not only was Flora 717 born into the lowest class of her society, she was also born bigger and darker than the best of them. As a sanitation bee, she is only fit to clean the hive while living to accept, obey and serve which means to do whatever is necessary for the good of the hive and the holy mot...
This was a wonderful book. It was almost like you forgot that you were reading about bees and started to think of them as people.
The Bees is a masterwork of world building. Set within a hive, this book follows one of the lowliest workers, Flora 717, a sanitation worker who is noticed early on as having special powers and promoted to jobs beyond her station. Flora, due to her many talents, is able to break free of the social r...
I really enjoyed this, and it proves the point that you can make anything sympathetic if you find the common ground and then anthropomorphize the hell out of it. I did like the look into the lives of bees, from The Cluster during winter to the various tasks that each bee takes. I have a minor quibbl...
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