Monday, May 31, 2010

52 books in a year - Week one - Little Bee

Little Bee by Chris Cleave
* This book was chosen by my book club as our May 2010 read. My book club is really impressive and chooses book I would never have chosen but overwhelmingly always seem to love. Here is my review

My favorite part of this story was the back of the book, which said it wasn't going to give anything away except that it was about two woman and a choice. This may be the biggest understatement I have ever heard. This story brings up many choices and reflects that these choices are not only ours but they effect everybody who is involved. The story had just enough twists and turns to where every time I become comfortable with the story, it changed my course of thinking. Without giving too much away and respecting the author's wishes, the story had a great way of incorporating culture and privilege into the story as well. I would recommend this story to anyone who appreciates a story about the nature of humans and the internal struggles we face. It makes us think about what we would be willing to give of ourselves in order to help others.



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