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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jul 9, 2002
Pros: tender, funny, thought-provoking
Cons: slightly unrealistic
Summary: Some scientist published a study not long ago (or so I hear) claiming that the human animal transits from adolescence to adulthood at an age in the mid-thirties. Such a revelation failed to surprise me, I'll admit. "So what?" you say, "maturity's ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 20, 2013
Pros: Great book! Shows the racial differences prior to Civil Rights Movement.
Cons: No major complaints.
Summary: This product is the novel, The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd.This novel is a great story geared toward teens and adults.What Is So Great About This Novel:-This novel teaches many lessons to the reader. Some lessons to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 1, 2013
Pros: Gives a sense of community.
Cons: Plot has unbelievable elements.
Summary: This is a comforting read. Sure it contains a lot of harsh topics and it isn't the best thing written out there. But as I said, it's comforting. And sometimes you just need a book like that.Lily has grown up with the accidental death of her ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 1, 2011
Pros: Great for girls. Can't put it down.
Cons: Not for boys. Can get a little boring but it picks right back up.
Summary: I bought this book because it was on my summer reading list. To be honest, I thought it was going to be a big snooze-fest but once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down! This book Is about a white girl named Lily who runs away on her 15th birhtday ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 18, 2011
Pros: Touching story that will grab you and draw you in to its richness.
Cons: If your teen reads it, discuss issues like suicide with them.
Summary: This intricate novel is the poignant tale of one Lily Owens, a teenager growing up on her father's dreary peach farm. Her father, if he pays her any attention at all, is harsh and even abusive. When she gets in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 8, 2008
Pros: Nicely developed characters. Great evocation of the climate in South Carolina.
Cons: Somewhat disappointing ending.
Summary: Here's a review from a 43 year old male. My wife read the book, and it looked entertaining enough to give it a try. I know it's supposed to be "chick-lit" (a designation I hate...as though some stories are only OK for one gender), but I was intrigued to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 17, 2008
Pros: Characterization, tone.
Cons: None.
Summary: Lily Melissa Owens didn't feel like her life was ever going anywhere. Living on a South Carolina peach farm in 1964 with her abrasive and borderline abusive father T Ray, her unfashionable clothes and love of reading separating her from her peers, the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 29, 2007
Pros: You'll be hooked from the front page to the last! Wonderful characters!
Cons: None!
Summary: The Secret Life of Bees is set in South Carolina 1964. The narrator of the book is 14 year old Lily Owens who lives with her neglectful father T-Ray. Lily life is dominated by the hazy memory of her mothers death 10 years before when Lily was 4 years ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 13, 2006
Pros: Rich story line, 'different' in many ways
Cons: Very depressing, characters not always easy to connect with
Summary: I’ve walked by Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees hundreds of times in the book store. A couple of times I stopped and picked it up, and proceeded to read the cover. My first thoughts were that the book was severely ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 16, 2006
Pros: Makes you think about your own life. Learning about the life of bees.
Cons: A slow starter. But moves on quickly.
Summary: I had bought this book at the Charlotte airport when it first came out for reading on a plane. I loved the cover and the title, but I didn't know anything about it. I guess because I was excited about going to the Bahamas, I really wasn't able to get ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 8, 2005
Pros: Story about the keeping of bees and racial unrest in the 1960's.
Cons: Story about the keeping of bees and racial unrest in the 1960's.
Summary: I guess because you belong to a Book Club you read books you never thought would interest you. I bought all the books that were suggested this year in this book club but I don’t believe I will do that next year. I will check them out at the library ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 20, 2005
Pros: Absolutely everything!
Cons: Absolutely nothing!
Summary: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is one of those books that grabs you from page one and keeps you totally immersed in it all the way to the end. There isn't one moment during your read that you'll be bored, restless or want to go do ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 14, 2004
Pros: Gives you a new perspective on life, love, and family.
Cons: None.
Summary: Although I had seen this book at the bookstore many times I never had an interest in it. I had heard so many good reviews about it so I really WANTED to read it. When I would go to the bookstore I would always pick it up and read the back HOPING it would ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2003
Pros: Pleasant utopian setting, compelling to many readers.
Cons: Problematic narrative voice, cliches, pat conclusion.
Summary: The Secret Life of Bees has become very popular, both with the reading public and with book groups. I read it for my book group, and I was sadly disappointed. Lily, a fourteen-year-old white girl growing up in rural South Carolina in 1964, is haunted b ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 9, 2003
Pros: This story will take you away.
Cons: None
Summary: This is a beautifully written novel about a motherless young girl who struggles to find happiness an ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 29, 2003
Pros: A veritable honeypot of imagery, foreshadow, and simile
Cons: Lily's "voice" is too old for 14
Summary: Like Harry Potter, Lily is in search of her dead mother's character and essence. She has a mean old father, who makes her kneel on Martha White uncooked grits when he feels she needs to be punished. The author dreamt this up; she never had to do it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 28, 2002
Pros: addicting plot, luring story, sharp images.
Cons: none
Summary: I am so lucky! I have access to a wonderful free library system. I work in Cambridge, Massachusetts and have now found two branches of the public library that are chock full of new release books.
For someone who relishes reading, going ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jun 27, 2006
Pros: Beautifully Written.
Cons: none whatsoever.
Summary: This book was lent to me by a friend who thought I would find it interesting. I have to say that at first I didn't think it was my style of writing. But I found myself totally immersed in the story of this young 14 year old girl named Lily. The
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Sep 17, 2004
Pros: The story that lets you lose yourself. Unexpected turns of events!
Cons: None
Summary: I relished every word of this book. If you like southern literature, this is the book to buy! Some reviews said it was a little unrealistic, but if you grew up in the south, you would know that it can be exactly this way. I got lost in the story and
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jul 30, 2004
Pros: Character development
Cons: None
Summary: This book is a great read! A top 10 best ever in pleasure reading. It's fun, well written, and the characters are delightful. A family member highly recommended this to me and I echo the recommendation. The character development is outstanding in
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ISBN13: 9780143114550. ISBN10: 0143114557. by Sue Monk Kidd. Published by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.. Edition: 08
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ISBN13: 9780142001745. ISBN10: 0142001740. by Sue Monk Kidd. Published by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.. Edition: 02
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