The Secret Life of Bees is a lovely and endearing story.
Set in 1964 South Carolina during the Civil Rights Act, we follow Lily Owens through her journey to find a mother figure, years after her own mother was killed. Lily runs away from home and her unloving father with her nanny Rosaleen whom she broke out of prison. Lily feels she must find out about her own mother, but instead finds the maternal love she craves from an unlikely source; three black beekeeping sisters.
Lily learns about love, spirituality and what a family really is. This novel is enhanced by its attention to the divine female power found within ourselves.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
In case you've been living in a bubble and have not heard of the Twilight series, it is the newest cult epic in vampirism. The series consists of 4 novels so far which include: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. There is apparently a 5th book to be released by author Stephenie Meyer from Edward's point of view as oppose to the previous 4 novels which were all basically covered by Bella's point of view. In the Breaking Dawn book we do get a glimpse of Jacob's point of view for awhile as well.
Though the demographic for the series tends towards teenagers, I as an adult thoroughly enjoyed it. The story is told as a first person account of a teenage girl who moves across the country to live with her father in a small town. There she meets and falls in love with Edward, a vampire. Edward is not your typical vampire. Instead of feeding of humans, himself and his vampire family feed only off of animals such as deer and bears. That's not to say the blood lust for humans isn't there, its just repressed. Most stereotypes about vampires get thrown out the window in these books. Sunlight, garlic, crosses and stakes are much less of a concern for these vampires.
The diverse cast of vampires, werewolves and humans alike intertwine in a fascinating world that is very much a part of our own. Almost everyone is a sympathetic character and they grow on you in a family-styled way. Though the movie was wonderful, the series is worth reading to truly appreciate the full story.
My favorite part of the series: How Stephenie Meyer doesn't follow the typical vampire rules and the first-person narrative makes it very personal.
My least favorite part of the series: The beginning of the last novel was a little over the top, I won't spoil it for you but I will say the end of the last novel was fantastic.
On a scale of 1-10
Writing style: 9
Character Development: 9
Content: 8
Did you read the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer? Let us know your views on it or your opinion of my views on it by adding a comment below and being a part of the Online Book Club.
Though the demographic for the series tends towards teenagers, I as an adult thoroughly enjoyed it. The story is told as a first person account of a teenage girl who moves across the country to live with her father in a small town. There she meets and falls in love with Edward, a vampire. Edward is not your typical vampire. Instead of feeding of humans, himself and his vampire family feed only off of animals such as deer and bears. That's not to say the blood lust for humans isn't there, its just repressed. Most stereotypes about vampires get thrown out the window in these books. Sunlight, garlic, crosses and stakes are much less of a concern for these vampires.
The diverse cast of vampires, werewolves and humans alike intertwine in a fascinating world that is very much a part of our own. Almost everyone is a sympathetic character and they grow on you in a family-styled way. Though the movie was wonderful, the series is worth reading to truly appreciate the full story.
My favorite part of the series: How Stephenie Meyer doesn't follow the typical vampire rules and the first-person narrative makes it very personal.
My least favorite part of the series: The beginning of the last novel was a little over the top, I won't spoil it for you but I will say the end of the last novel was fantastic.
On a scale of 1-10
Writing style: 9
Character Development: 9
Content: 8
Did you read the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer? Let us know your views on it or your opinion of my views on it by adding a comment below and being a part of the Online Book Club.
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