The Secret Life of Bees
By Sue Monk Kidd
This wonderful story sets in 1964 and takes place in two parts of South
Carolina, Slyan which begins the story of Lily Owens. Lily has no
mother and all she can remember of her mother is the afternoon she was
killed. Rosaleen Lily's stand in mother was put into jail one afternoon
after pouring spit on a white man's shoe. Lily knows that she has to do
something or she will have to spend the rest of her life with her mean
dad T. Ray. T. Ray is the meanest person ever Lily says. So while
Rosaleen is resting in the hospital from getting her stitches Lily
goes in and distracts the policeman by calling him and telling him he
has to go back to the station. So Rosaleen escapes from the hospital
with Lily. The next chapter of Lily's life happens when she arrives in
Tiburon, South Carolina.
One of the best parts of this book is at the end of each chapter when
the writer ends in a suspicious way which makes you want to keep
turning the pages. I wouldn't want to change one thing about this book,
all of it is wonderful and exciting. Some of the strengths of this book
were the sentences the author used to describe what was happening in
the book. There really wasn't any weaknesses of this book. All of it
was fantastic!
This is my favorite paragraph in the whole book. "This is the autumn of
wonders, yet every day, I go back to that burned afternoon in August
when T. Ray left. I go back to that one moment when I stood in the
driveway with small rocks and clumps of dirt around my feet and looked
back at the porch. And there they were. All these mothers. I have more
mothers than any eight girls of the street. They are the all moons
shining over me.'' That is my favorite paragraph because it makes you
feel warm and fuzzy insi de, and it makes you want to cry. This is a
wonderful paragraph.
I would definitely recommend this book to any one that is willing to
read parts of this book over and over again just so you can hear the
words that the author used. I would recommend this book because it is a
outstanding book and there's nothing better than to read a good book.
The ages that would enjoy this book would be 10-and any number above
ten, it would be ten because there is a lot of bad words. Somebody that
is loving, caring, and understanding, would love this book. But even if
your not one of those things you still need to read this book, that is
how good it is. I hope you read this book, and I hope you enjoy it.
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