The Secret Life of Bees By: Sue Monk Kidd

I am now finished with The Secret Life of Bees and I enjoyed it! This novel was very descriptive, used figurative language, and included a wide range of vocabulary. In the end I found the book to be better than the movie because the book explained detail better. Imagery was a notorious part of this novel as well. I felt as though I could almost see exactly what was happening. I found The Secret Life of Bees attention seeking with how the novel started. On the first page it grabbed my attention.

The setting is in South Carolina in 1964. In the beginning of the novel, Lily Owens was discussing the death of her mother and how she always felt so guilty. The only memory she had was remembering her mom's death so she grew up thinking about her mother. At a young age her mother passed and left her with her father. T. Ray was not the person you think of as your father. He was very bitter and mean. Rosaleen also lived with them. T. Ray just will not give her any information on her mother but only for her own good. The book was well put together and not at all predictable. All and all this book was an intriguing read!