Little Bee

Books | Fiction / General

3.6

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Chris Cleave

Millions of people have read, discussed, debated, cried, and cheered with Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee girl whose violent and courageous journey puts a stunning face on the worldwide refugee crisis. “Little Bee will blow you away.” —The Washington PostThe lives of a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British woman collide in this page-turning #1 New York Times bestseller, book club favorite, and “affecting story of human triumph” (The New York Times Book Review) from Chris Cleave, author of Gold and Everyone Brave Is Forgiven. We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book doesn’t. And it’s what happens afterward that is most important. Once you have read it, you’ll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don’t tell them what happens either. The magic is in how it unfolds.

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Author

Chris Cleave

Pages

271

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

2010-02-16

ISBN

1416589643 9781416589648

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"The first third of this book was really captivating. I was really enjoying the perspective of Little Bee and the hope she brought to the narrative. However, the book switches perspectives to Sarah and that is when the story begins to lull. Once the story is revealed on how the two met, there isn’t much left for the reader. Sarah is not a relatable character and overall unlikeable. You want to cheer for Little Bee, but the story is more centered around Sarah than the book’s actual namesakes the second half of the book was forgettable. 2/5"

Olivia Denning

"Started: Feb. 18 | Finished: Mar. 19 | Pages: 266"

Emma G

"Great novel, but heart-wrenching scenes of violence "

Carol Blakley

"Chris Cleave is a talented writer. Some parts of this book seemed like poetry. The overall feel of the book was quite depressing yet important. I need to read a light-hearted book next!"

Kelly Decoteau

"I would have gave this a high rating but due to the accent of the character this book has taken me longer to read. But that could just be me."

Mignon Willis

"⭐️⭐️⭐️ I thought this book was okay. It was very thought provoking, but I thought there was so much potential that wasn't used. Very slow in some parts and then really fast. It was just not a book I would read again and again. For anyone younger or dislikes "spicy scenes" there are quite a few sex scenes and talking about sex, adultery, rape, etc. "