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Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

6 reviews

tamara_joy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Vomit

bibliodiaries's review

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, and Sexual harassment

runefactories's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

izwit's review

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

isis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

 

What a wonderful story of an unexpected, unconditional female friendship, and self-discovery. I had no idea what to expect from this book, but what I got was a longing for a friendship such as these two women had. It also had me looking at myself and what I truly want out of life. I felt a lot of feelings and did a lot of soul searching while reading Miss Benson's Beetle, and for me, that equates to a 5 star read.

Margery and Enid are both such well-developed characters, both with their own amusing eccentricities. I’m always a fan of The Odd Couple type friendships, and that’s exactly what this is. The impact they made on each other's lives were invaluable, but I especially enjoyed watching Margery become a totally different person by the end of the story.

I felt this story is a perfect blend of character and plot driven with good medium pacing. Rachel Joyce not only had me falling for Margery and Enid, but also for the setting of New Caledonia. She wrote so vividly of the area that I felt as if I had visited the area myself.

I think this is a great choice for anyone who enjoys adventure/explorer stories, unlikely/odd couple friendships, and well-developed characters.


CW: Suicide, miscarriage, POW torture, racial slurs, domestic violence, body shaming,

 

Thank you NetGalley and Dial Press for the review copy 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

fortwords's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Thank you to @netgalley and @randomhouse for the eARC in exchange for my honest review: 

 Miss Benson’s Beetle • Rachel Joyce 

⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (2/5)

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“It was so easy to find yourself doing the things in life you weren’t passionate about, to stick with them even when you didn’t want them and they hurt.” 

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👍🏼 Thumbs Up:

Quirky characters, unlikely friendship story full of Amelia Bedelia type adventure! 

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👎🏻 Thumbs Down:

I just couldn’t get into it and it felt a bit long to me! 

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🤓 For Readers WHO:

-Enjoy adventure stories or stories about explorers. 

-Are fans of an unlikely friendship trope 

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👉🏼 This is what’s WHAT:

A spinster in 1950’s London, Madgery Benson decides to quit doing what she’s always been expected to do and finally pursue her lifelong dream (and honor her fathers memory) by going across the world to find the golden beetle. She finds a woman seeking her own escape to be her assistant and a take of mishaps adventure ensue as this unlikely pair embarks on their voyage. 

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⏳WHEN I read this book:

I was reminded of Tarzan and Amelia Bedelia for some reason! Explorer mishaps and all. 

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🚨WHERE you should watch out:

-suicide 

-POW PTSD

-Murder

-Spousal abuse 

-Mentions of miscarriage/infant loss 

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📍WHY you should NOT read this book:

If you pick this one up, I would not recommend the audio version! 

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📚 HOW I read this book:

EARC from @netgalley alongside the audio from my library 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicide