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Discussion date: August 11, 2003
What we thought:
We were all impressed with this beautifully written book, and fell
in love with most of the characters (T. Ray excepted, of course!).
We were fascinated with the intertwining of the images of the bees
and the Black Madonna against the background of the civil rights
movement.
At some points the discussion veered off into exploration
of our personal thoughts and experiences related to the racial
issues raised in the book. One member was dissatisfied because
she felt there were too many unanswered questions at the end,
although we all enjoyed sharing our thoughts on the course that
the lives
of Lily, Zach, Rosaleen and the others might have taken. We'd
love to see Sue write a sequel set sometime close to the present
day
about the characters.
The consensus was 4 stars (with one voting
5 and another 2).
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