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Summary: Another "Chick-Lit" cliche!!
Review: Ok...we have seen a lot of these. Books written by chicks for chicks! The list is long! This one is so syryypy sweet it makes honey seem a bit) flat! (Not to infer anything relating to the title, mind you! The main character is cute. Believable in her feelings and thoughts. But the journey she and the old black gal go on is a bit ridiculous! The idea that they just so happen to come to a house where these nice black ladies invite them in for an indefinite stay, makes the 'Wizard fo Oz' seem like your latest reality TV show. Down with silly implausability of it all. I had to stop reading this nonsense because it sheerly lacked the grounding of realism that a good,solid story needs!
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Summary: I loved the characters, especially Lily!
Review: My wife suggested that I read this book for a little change of pace. I was a little skeptical, because it seemed to be targeted more for teenage girls. (and I am neither a teenager nor a girl!) While I would certainly recommend it to young girls, I would also recommend it to older men and women. The characters are just great, especially Lily! They seemed like old friends. Lily's innermost thoughts and dreams were revealing... sometimes they were deeply touching and sometimes they were absolutely hilarious!
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Summary: Unexpectedly delightful
Review: When I heard the title and read the description I didn't know if it was a book that I could really get into. I was wrong. The emotion that filled this book was unbelievable. I actually felt Lily's ache for her mother. It made me realize just how important a mother/daughter relationship is.
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Summary: best book in years
Review: This is the best book I have read in years, and I read a lot of books! I couldn't put it down. If you only read one book in the next year, this is the one you should pick.
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Summary: A breathtaking and amazing book
Review: This is one of the most amazing books I have read in my entire life. I found myself engrossed in this book on the 5th page. I strongly recommend this book for anybody. It was utterly amazing and beautifully, thoughtfully written.
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Summary: The Secret to Finding Love
Review: This story is a treasure for young girls and mothers alike. It's about finding a mother in anyone that is able to love you inspite of the fact that they did not give birth to you. In reading this story, there were points I thought of my own mother and what it would mean if I were like the main character. This is a touching book everyone should read.
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Summary: aloe vera
Review: Okay, first of all the author is not a communist. Secondly, the apiary does not symboloize the Kremlin. This is a modern coming of age novel, a vital literary descendent with a viral pedigree. Sue Monk Kidd writes with compelling fertile grace, literally, at times, you feel as you were the authors pen whispering across the page until her wrist cramps up and your tucked behind her ear. Flannery O'connor once remarked, "A good story, and I mean a good story, should make your big toe shoot up in your boot."...Sue Monk Kidd Makes you feel like your wearing sandals. If it wasn't for SMK Ethan Hawke never would have sharpened a pencil. Highly recommended. (By the way, Sue Monk Kidd is not a monk)
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Summary: GREAT BOOK!
Review: The Secret Life of Bees is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It's a coming of age story, but you also literally learn a little about the life of bees. Sue Monk Kidd writes so wonderfully that you almost feel like you are right there with all of the characters.
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Summary: As sweet as the Black Madonna's honey!
Review: A young white girl without a mother finds motherly love on a honey farm owned by three black sisters in Tiburon, SC, during the Civil Rights era. There, not only does she find emotional and spiritual support, she also finds her mother (in a sense) and love. In this novel, everyone is struggling to find their place in the world and relies on the other characters for support and encouragement."To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." -David Viscott
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Summary: Horrible
Review: The Secret Life of Bees has shallow characters, a predictable plot, unoriginal ideas, and trite phraseology. Ms. Kidd has a gift for words, but the story itself is totally unoriginal and uninteresting.
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