There is so much buzz around Little Bee that I just couldn’t decide if I wanted to read it.
I knew it was going to be sad. But several people said they loved it. Others said they couldn’t get through it.
I finally decided to pick it up and see.
I read it in one day. It was a quick and painful read. And there were parts I loved. But overall, I wasn’t sure how much I liked it. The characters, I thought, weren’t very well developed. The story was very unbelievable in parts and got more so towards the end. I have no doubt the horrific events are similar to ones that actually happen and it did make me cringe, feel the horror, and devastation. But I don’t like reading about such terrible things and maybe that makes me ignorant. I am ok with that. I would have liked some more warning. I know the publisher didn’t want to disclose but I think that was a ploy and unnecessary in this case.
All in all, I cannot say I recommend it even though I am glad I read it.
I read it, too…liked it until the ending. I had serious problems with the ending. It is a brutal read, that’s for sure.
i wasn’t a fan of the ending much either. have you read anything else? always looking for good books!
Hi Karen – I love that you have the same name as me :o) First off I would like to say that you take such incredible pictures, wish I had some of that talent. I keep trying but not quite up to par with you. Also, I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE your lo’s!! Which leads me to my question…how the heck do you get your teeny tiny pieces of paper under your sewing machine needle? LOL I love your sewing but wonder if there is a trick? Keep up the beautiful work.
Lol, first of all thank you so so much for your kind kind words 🙂 As for the little pieces, i often glue stuff down before I sew. I might put a tiny bit of glue, enough to hold it in place. i might tape too but that’s often stickier. sometimes i do forget and then the piece moves as i stitch but that’s life. that’s why i like stitching cause it’s so imperfect 🙂 thank you again 🙂
I felt exactly the same way about the book. I didn’t love it and was terrified of reading something too graphic. I didn’t feel close to any of the characters and didn’t particularly like any of them which is unusual for me.
same here. i have learned that i cannot like a book if the characters don’t speak to me in some way.
thanks for sharing your opinion, now I’m undecided about whether it is worth the effort.