The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (2002)
Read: December 2011
I read this in about two weeks over the break in the UK. I was given a soft paperback version by MummyB in the summer as she had read it; having been given this copy by her sister who had read it too. I was a little skeptical about the 'get all the women you know to read this book' message that I'd heard about this book, but was willing to give it a go. I knew in the back of my mind that a film had been made of it, so it must be half decent.
Indeed it was. It was a classic female tale of identity, discovery and sisterhood. The story is framed by the politics of race, but while they feature they do not dominate the story. There are only three male characters (all of whom are minor) but this does not make the book lacking. I had some frustrations at times with Lily, as I wished she would be as honest as she could be with the others, but I understood her worries about telling the truth at times. It was a feel-good book and one that gives you hope to do well and be done well by others.
I must admit to having passed it onto a charity shop, rather than onto another woman directly, but I think I have done my bit to get the good book around. Will I see the film? No. But that's more because I enjoyed the book and don't need the film to reaffirm that, rather than not wanting to repeat the story again.
Read: December 2011
I read this in about two weeks over the break in the UK. I was given a soft paperback version by MummyB in the summer as she had read it; having been given this copy by her sister who had read it too. I was a little skeptical about the 'get all the women you know to read this book' message that I'd heard about this book, but was willing to give it a go. I knew in the back of my mind that a film had been made of it, so it must be half decent.
Indeed it was. It was a classic female tale of identity, discovery and sisterhood. The story is framed by the politics of race, but while they feature they do not dominate the story. There are only three male characters (all of whom are minor) but this does not make the book lacking. I had some frustrations at times with Lily, as I wished she would be as honest as she could be with the others, but I understood her worries about telling the truth at times. It was a feel-good book and one that gives you hope to do well and be done well by others.
I must admit to having passed it onto a charity shop, rather than onto another woman directly, but I think I have done my bit to get the good book around. Will I see the film? No. But that's more because I enjoyed the book and don't need the film to reaffirm that, rather than not wanting to repeat the story again.
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