The Secret Life Of Bees Book Review Essay

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The Secret Life Of Bees
Book Review

The Secret Life of Bees is the first novel of author Sue Monk Kidd, and what a debut it is. The book has sold over six million copies, been published in 35 countries, stayed on the New York Times Bestseller List for two and a half years, been named Book Sense Paperback of 2004, been nominated for the Orange Prize in England, and deserves every bit of praise it receives.
Set in the 1960s, The Secret Life of Bees is about Lily Owens, a white teenager entering high school. Bullied, unpopular, and mistreated by her father, Lily runs away with her African American housekeeper Rosaleen after being told her dead mother left her. They come across three black beekeepers: May, June, and August, who might have had a connection to Lily’s mother. After living with them for a summer, she discovers truths about herself, her family and her world’s perception of race. Eventually, Lily’s father finds the bee farm, but is persuaded to disown her, leaving Lily to live a much more fulfilling life. This book is constantly exciting and, more importantly, …show more content…
This is no problem for The Secret Life of Bees, as constant opportunities for evolution are presented and in each scenario, characters involved end up maturing. For example, when Zach is incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit (soon being released on account of a witness), he returns heated, charged, and angry, sides that hadn’t been there before. These developments create a compelling narrative in which no major character is monotonous (everyone is dynamic) and the plot is always moving at a lively speed. I would give this factor a 4.6 out of 5 because some storylines (Daughters of Mary, a religious group that August, June, and May belong to, I’m looking at you) did not advance the plot enough for their implied importance and somewhat dragged the
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