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Indiebound says: "Written with fierce sympathy and beautiful precision, told in alternating voices, The Death of Bees is an enchanting, grimly comic tale of three lost souls who, unable to answer for themselves, can answer only for one another."
The following is one of my favorite passages. Short, but cutting:
- I'm never getting a tattoo. My secrets are etched safely on the inside and I intend to keep them there.
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I still think about this book sometimes. Those characters really resonated with me (as did the kid from O'Donnell's follow-up, CLOSED DOORS). I'm so glad you read it because we could discuss it. Thanks for the link!
I'm glad you "pestered" me to read both of them, she does have a knack for creating unforgettable characters.
Well, you know I get annoyed easily so I'd only pester you about something really good!
That's why I always listen up.
I've never heard of this book, but that line is SO GOOD.
Here I go stepping out on that limb, but I really think you'd like BEES. Lisa O'Donnell in general, actually, CLOSED DOORS was also very good.
haha it does sound really good. looked it up on goodreads too (sorry, not riffle). The blurb compared it to Swamplandia! so I'm like already in haha. I'll trust you. Adding it to the TBR.
Ha! I don't look things up on R, either, just use for tracking purposes. That's a very interesting comparison since I didn't get 50 pages into Swamplandia! That's always bothered me, though, so maybe I'll have to try again.
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