
The History of Bees
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Narrated by:
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Joy Osmanski
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Steve West
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Gibson Frazier
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By:
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Maja Lunde
About this listen
England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive—one that will give both him and his children honor and fame.
United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming, but hopes that his son can be their salvation.
China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao’s young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident, she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him.
Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The History of Bees joins “the past, the present, and a terrifying future in a riveting story as complex as a honeycomb” (Bryn Greenwood, New York Times bestselling author) that is just as much about the powerful bond between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity.©2017 Maja Lunde (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
amazing
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Interesting Story
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Fabulous material...shame about the lack lustre ch
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Doesn’t make sense
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gripping and well read
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An interesting dystopian novel
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This novel takes place over three time periods with each chapter switching between the three characters. The changes are easy to follow and in the end we learn how these three are connected.
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The three eras of this novel are 1852, England where we meet William. William wants to be a researcher but let's his lack of confidence get in the way. 2007, USA where George who is a beekeeper in Ohio struggles against the changes in the world. Finally 2098, China where Tao is employed as a fruit tree pollinator because the choices of the world have lead to the destruction and death of the world's insects.
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Tao is undoubtedly my favourite character, I loved her chapters. She exhibits passion, strength and drive. The other two characters are a bit bland, however if they were the same as Tao this novel wouldn't work. Also William does need to be representative of his era in time. I found him very frustrating with his thoughts and actions but considering he lives in 1852 that makes a sense.
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I guessed how these three were going to fit together early in the story. However, I was still enraptured with the novel until the end. The History of Bees left me pondering my impact on the world and how I could improve/lessen that impact. Personally I love books that make me question my life, if you do as well then you should definetely pick this one up and give it a go.
The Hisory of Bees
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A keeper
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Impossible to walk away
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I did enjoy but made me sad as seeing it now on a daily basis
So scary
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