I really enjoyed The Secret Life of Bees. I liked the first person perspective of Lily and really connected with the struggles she was going through. I felt really bad for her having to live with T. Ray but also amazed that she was still so kind and loving. I also admired how brave she was busting Rosaleen out of jail and traveling to Tibourn hoping to get some answers about her mother. I think Sue Monk Kidd did a good job of capturing a teenager's voice.
I also thought Kidd did a great job of creating some well rounded characters. I loved May and was sad when she killed herself. I think Kidd foreshadowed this with April's story but I was hoping nothing would happen to her because she has this innocence about her. It made me think of Beth's death in Little Women.
I loved the relationship between Lily and Zach. Race wasn't a barrier for either of them and they loved each other for who they were. I really hope they did stay together and that Zach did become a kick butt lawyer.
I was really happy with the ending of the book and that Lily got to stay with August. I think its obvious that T. Ray is not father material, but I did like the last scene with Lily and T. Ray because it explained why T. Ray is terrible to Lily.
I hate T-Ray's treatment of Lily. I did really like her strength though. I've never had or seen grits, but I get the impression there's nothing good about them given what they were used for. That just sucked.
ReplyDeleteI've never had grits either but I had a coworker that ate them. I think they're similar to Cream of Wheat before you cook them so they're grainy.
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