To say that the book blurb on this novel is misleading would probably be an understatement. I'm not entirely sure what the publishers were thinking, but "magic" this book is not. Intriguing? Certainly. Thought-provoking? Definitely. Magic? No. While the writing was lovely - and it was. There were ...
Little Bee was one of those books that had been on my radar, but I wasn't in a huge rush to read it. In fact, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it. I'm not sure why I didn't want to read it. Or why I wanted to read it. I guess it was one of those books that you hear about, over and over again, but n...
Note: The review below was taken directly from my Goodreads account. Warning: There are minor spoilers in this review. So, so much better than his first book. It doesn't feel as gimmicky, the writing itself is better and the story is more interesting (personally). Cleave seems to have done his...
Little Bee is a Nigerian refugee. We meet her, in a narrative related in her own, unique voice, as she is leaving the British detention center where she's spent the last two years. Little Bee is sixteen years old and has seen and endured far more than any person should in an entire life, let alone...
Não posso contar o que acontece neste livro, não quero estragar a magia, como a sinopse bem demonstra. A beleza neste livro é ir ao seu encontro sem expectativas, sem sabermos o que acontece nestas páginas. Por isso, quero muito falar sobre o livro e sobre o que senti aquando a sua leitura, mas para...
I loved this book, and so did everyone in my bookclub. It's not perfect - at times it is overly melodramatic, the characters border on being caricatures and often act in unbelievable ways, but it is fiction after all. I liked the way the narration alternated between Sarah and Little Bee and even bec...
Despite the fact that I really didn't like a lot of things about this book, I'm giving it 3 stars because I thought that the general idea of it and most of the writing was good/interesting (it could easily be a 2 or a 2.5 star rating but I'm trying to be fair). At least I read it all the way throug...
This was a decent book. It read quickly, was easy to follow, and held my interest. However, it didn't "blow me away", and I wouldn't call it "stunning", as some of the reviews on the back would suggest. Also, I'd be lying if I said that the pretentious back-jacket "We don't want to tell you what ...
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book as it had a very ambiguous blurb. I'm not sure a summary would have spoiled any of the plot for me so to build it up that way was a little baffling. But still, I was very impressed with this book. A beautifully written tale of Little Bee, a Nigerian refuge...
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