The Secret Life of Bees: Library Edition
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Sue Monk Kidd’s ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the tale of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily’s fierce-hearted “stand-in mother,” Rosaleen, insults three of the town’s fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina–a town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna who presides over their household. This is a remarkable tale about divine female power and the transforming power of like–a tale that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.Amazon.com Review
In Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees, 14-year-ancient Lily Owen, neglected by her father and isolated on their South Carolina peach farm, spends hours imagining a blissful infancy when she was loved and nurtured by her mother, Deborah, whom she barely remembers. These cheering fantasies are her heart’s answer to the family tree tale that as a child, in unclear circumstances, Lily accidentally shot and killed her mother. All Lily has left of Deborah is a weird image of a Black Madonna, with the words “Tiburon, South Carolina” scrawled on the back. The search for a mother, and the need to mother oneself, are crucial fundamentals in this well-written coming-of-age tale set in the early 1960s against a background of racial violence and unrest. When Lily’s beloved nanny, Rosaleen, manages to insult a group of mad white men on her way to register to vote and has to skip town, Lily takes the opportunity to go with her, fleeing to the only place she can reflect of–Tiburon, South Carolina–determined to find out more about her dead mother. Although the plot threads are too neatly trimmed, The Secret Life of Bees is a carefully crafted novel with an inspired depiction of character. The legend of the Black Madonna and the courageous, kind, peculiar women who perpetuate Lily’s tale dominate the second half of the book, placing Kidd’s debut novel squarely in the honored tradition of the Southern Gothic. –Regina Marler
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I disliked this book on so many levels..first of all..BEES kill people all the time, and i dont reflect its right to glamorize these horrific monsters, most of the time they are killing BABIES, all types of babies. newborn babies, asian babies. just babies of all types. another thing is that bees dont really have a sexret life, i mean who is gonne judge that filth..BEES? SECRET LIFE..yeah right. bees dont need a secret life..because we all know what bees do..they make honey. buzz around and viciously slaughter our newborns..so i dont reflect anyone that really has a heart..should read this book..take it from me!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
The tale centers around a young bee struggling to define his sexuality. He eventually opens a hamburger stand and makes a ton of money by selling burgers he spits in. They of course do not taste like honey. The female narrator relays phallic symbolism throughout the book but it makes very small sense. Do yourself a favor and buy the newest Danielle Steele as a replacement for. Its a must read!!!!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
When I selected up this book at the library, no less than 3 women standing around the counter cood “Ooooh, that’s a wonderful book!” I couldn’t wait to read it. I’m very disappointed with this unbelievable and regularly silly tale.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
This is an appealing, well-written book with keenly-drawn characters. Ms Kidd describes this troubled time in US history honestly. At times the book is gorgeous, especially when it shows how women can be nurturing and protective of additional women. One does get the sense though, that a name, either the leader or perhaps Lily, sees all women as all-excellent and the majority of men as all-terrible.
What concerns me is the current of “theology” humming through this book. It regularly times masquerades as Christianity, and more specifically Catholicism. But it is not Catholicism! It is some New Age cafeteria blend of Catholicism, scenery worship, Gnosticism, female worship and narcissicism. If you are weak or vulnerable in your faith, or your faith is not grounded on sure knowledge, this book may lead you into error. This may sound overly melodramatic, but I don’t judge in taking chances with one’s salvation.
If you choose to read this book, keep in mind that even though Ms. Kidd got a lot of things right in this tale, all contained therein is not truth. And sometimes error can be insidious, sliding in when we aren’t even aware of it…an extreme example: do you reflect persons of the People’s Temple in Jonestown, Guyana knew they were in error?
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
We despise bees they like to sting us and take away our flowers. There is too many bees in the world huge or tiny. They still hurt. I was stung by a bee yesterday because of your book. If I wasn’t reading that book outside I wouldn’t have gotten stung. Its all your fault!!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5