Reviews

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

rubyprior's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

nldavid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

4.0

rotkrox1521's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

WOW. 

I saw that ending coming but it still hit like a dumpster truck. A tour de force. Almost fantasy-esque in how Paul Murray builds the world, the mythology (the bee sting, the accident), and also the length lol.

amandrsn's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

clroberts194's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rachchop's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.0

daisyrichards7's review against another edition

Too slow, boring, diectionless 

jadestar's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

marcybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

3.0

adele_allen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75