The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray with Heather O’Sullivan (Narrator), Barry Fitzgerald (Narrator), Beau Holland (Narrator), Ciarán O'Brien (Narrator), Lisa Caruccio Came (Narrator)

26 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Brought to you by Penguin.SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023From one of our greatest comic novelists and the author of Skippy Dies comes a funny, thought-provoking story of one family desperately clinging on as their world falls apart . . .The ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 381 reviews

Moods

emotional 79%
dark 65%
tense 61%
reflective 57%
sad 57%
funny 39%
challenging 37%
mysterious 18%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 5%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 29%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 32% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 55% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Average rating

4.28

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