The Bees by Laline Paull

The Bees

Laline Paull

340 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction dystopian speculative fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

The Handmaid's Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut. Born into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 is a sanitation bee, only fit to clean her orchard hive. Living to accept, obey and serve, she is prepared to sacri...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,656 reviews

Moods

adventurous 67%
tense 38%
dark 32%
mysterious 31%
informative 27%
emotional 25%
reflective 25%
hopeful 22%
challenging 20%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 8%
sad 8%
funny 4%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 20%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 29% | Plot: 19% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 39% | No: 26% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 37% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.61

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