Little Bee is about the brutal way in which the world treats minorities, and/or people of color and people not deemed of value by society. The unwashed masses are often betrayed, returned to situations that are life threatening and not granted the asylum they desperately need, at home and abroad. Wh...
This is a book that compelled me to keep reading and had me thinking about it when I wasn't reading it. So that is why I gave it 3 stars -- books that can do that are worth it. My main issue is that the characters seemed to be not real, but metaphors for problems in society and I feel like the end m...
Little Bee tells an oft-told story of a moderately wealthy and extremely naive western suburbanite who runs into trouble in the third world; much in the vein of Matthew Kneale's Small Crimes in an age of Abundance (There are several other novels and films that cover this topic - that was the first t...
This book has two narrators, Little Bee and Sarah, and I was fascinated with Little Bee's voice to the point that I was less interested in Sarah's narration. It took me a few chapters before I began to appreciate Sarah's parts, but I was always more thrilled to return to Bee's parts and hear things ...
Two women from two very different backgrounds endure one event that binds them together. A great read from beginning to end this is the kind of book that tugs on the heart strings and will be remembered for many years to come. Since I enjoyed this book so much, I'm intrigued to read Chris Cleave's...
This is such a harrowing and oddly uplifting book to read. If "We Need to Talk About Kevin" excites and confuses you, this book will do the same to you too.
"Little Bee" is beautifully written, filled with lines and imagery to dogear and revisit. Two very powerful female leads -- Nigerian immigrant Little Bee and English professional Sarah Summers -- carry the novel, as their lives overlap amid a kind of violence that is hard for sheltered Westerners t...
One thing for sure - either you'll love this book or hate it. This was last month's selection for my bookclub and we were pretty evenly split between really enjoying it and absolustely hating it. I fell into the 'loving it' camp. I completely agree with the common complaint of the plot having som...
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