The Bee Sting - [10/10]

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This is one of those books that don't sound interesting at all when you describe it, but reading it has you entertained throughout. It follows a family and their struggles with life and relationships they encounter, but has such an enticing flow to it where I was thoroughly engaged throughout. There aren't many bad things that come to mind about this book. A longer read, however from start to finish I connected with all of the family and was emotionally invested the whole time. Another reason why this was so unique was the writing style, Paul Murray changes tense, perspective (from 3rd to 1st person, and even 2nd? person, saying 'You went and did this etc'). There is also sections with no punctuations, which I found annoying however was done deliberately to exemplify the characters state of mind. A really cool deep dive behind a family's situation and their mind states.

Author: Paul Murray 

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