The Bees by Laline Paull

The Bees

Laline Paull

352 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 set in an ancient culture where only the queen may breed and deformity means death.Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive whe...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,661 reviews

Moods

adventurous 66%
tense 39%
dark 32%
mysterious 30%
informative 27%
emotional 26%
reflective 25%
hopeful 23%
challenging 19%
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: 53% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 39% | No: 26% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 38% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.61

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