Little Bee: A Novel
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 Post
The 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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Community Reviews
I never fully got into this book. I only found myself enjoying the chapters from Little Bee's perspective and wished the rest of the book was from her POV too. I found the main characters (besides Little Bee) annoying and unrealistic, and in the end I didn't really care what happened to them. The premise of the story was interesting, but the plot line was disappointing. There were a lot of points in the story that had me question the believability (as well as why I should keep reading). I kept hoping it was going to improve, but the conclusion felt rushed and unmoving.
Agree with the blurb, there is magic in how the story unfolds. And, authors are encouraged to write what they know -that said, this work gives a clear indication of how poorly immigrants and asylum seekers are treated in most 1st world countries. In addition, in a peculiar way, it always makes evident that 1st world problems are inconsequential and insignificant, and that minorities (especially minority women) are treated poorly solely based upon negative stereotypes and gross indifference.