Sue Monk Kidd - The Secret Life of Bees

Pros: addicting plot, luring story, sharp images.

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: The writing makes it a captivating, easy read with a wonderful story enfused with 1960's American History.

Review: 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...

Pros: Absolutely everything!

Cons: Absolutely nothing!

The Bottom Line: I can't recommend it highly enough ... don't let another week go by without reading Sue Monk Kidd's outstanding first novel, The Secret Life of Bees.

Review: 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 ...

Pros: Makes you think about your own life. Learning about the life of bees.

Cons: A slow starter. But moves on quickly.

The Bottom Line: Read it. Should make you stop and think.

Review: 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 ...

Pros: A veritable honeypot of imagery, foreshadow, and simile

Cons: Lily's "voice" is too old for 14

The Bottom Line: A good look at 1960's southern American life, with humor and mandatory sadness as well. Read this!

Review: 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...

Pros: Characterization, tone.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: Sweet as a summer day, and as rich as can be, a story that will be remembered.

Review: 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 ...

Pros: Gives you a new perspective on life, love, and family.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: Even if this isn't a book you would normally pick to read for yourself... READ IT! You'll wish you had sooner!

Review: 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 ...

Pros: You'll be hooked from the front page to the last! Wonderful characters!

Cons: None!

The Bottom Line: If you don't read this, your missing out BIG time on a wonderful story!

Review: 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 ...

Pros: This story will take you away.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: This book will warm your heart and take you away!! I highly recommend this brilliantly written story.

Review: This is a beautifully written novel about a motherless young girl who struggles to find happiness an ...

Pros: Beautifully Written.

Cons: none whatsoever.

Review: 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 ...

Pros: Character development

Cons: None

Review: 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 ...