The Secret Life of Bees

3.5

This book had me waffling between ‘yes, that's how that would go' and ‘how in the world...'.

So the suspension of disbelief was a little weak.

It also felt jumpy in moments and often had to reread bits, or give up.

There were many instances where a detail rang rather true to some of the region's culture or idiosyncratic nature, such as weather phenomena and natural landscape, and it was deeply satisfying. Some portions were excellent in both concept and form.