Bee Season

I am hearby stating that my new rating policy will be based on whether or not the book moved or uplifted me in any way. I really was excited about this novel because I'm a sucker for any young-girl-coming-of-age novel, but this one left me flat at the end. I couldn't stop reading, but the entire tim......more

I picked up this book because I have liked watching or reading all these recent spelling bee movies or books. I thought this would be something similar. Surprisingly enough this is nothing like a "traditional" spelling bee story. Although I had a hard time putting the book down I am pretty sure I di......more

This book was amazing. There is not a single thing I didn't love about it. I loved the writing, the storylines, the utter dysfunctionality of the characters. I've seen some complaints in other reviews about the ending, but I thought it was perfect. It ends at exactly the right place.[return][return]......more

This book is totally about my family and my childhood, except it was written by Myla Goldberg. (And I must admit it's more exciting and disturbing than my family or my childhood...for one, my only brush with Hare Krishna was at the Crazy Wisdom Tearoom in Ann Arbor, where they played a soundtrack th......more

Fascinating book. I loved this very intense story of a girl and her father, mother, and brother. Each of their characters and their relationships are gone into with such psychological depth. The author is able to impart a sort of heavy, although not depressing, atmosphere, which fits perfectly with......more