Wednesday, February 15, 2006

The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd

Coming back to this blog and my reading after a long break. Picked up this book in the local library since it looked like a good sized book to break the reading draught. Kidd weaves a story around a young girl running away from home in search of her mother's past and ends up getting more than what she'd asked for. I found it hard to keep going through this book from the very start (but remember I'd picked it up for a reason). The storyline is loose and the narrative not very impressive. The occasional references to bees are mildly interesting. The setting in late 1960's and attempts to describe the discrimination prevalent in the south at that time are not very effective either. So yeah thumbs down!