Book Info
Name of Book : Bee Sting
Author : Paul Murray
Publisher : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Picador, Audible
Publication Date : Aug 15, 2023
No. of Pages : 656
Format : Audiobook
Why did I choose the book ?
I read Bee Sting by Paul Murray as a part of #52promptsin52weeks reading challenge. Also, the book was nominated for Booker Prize 2023.
Where to get the book ?
Bee Sting by Paul Murray is available on Amazon :
Author Introduction
Paul Murray was born in 1975 in Dublin. He is the author of three novels, including An Evening of Long Goodbyes, which was short-listed for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. Skippy Dies (2010) was long-listed for the Booker Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The Mark and the Void (2015) was the joint winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize and was named one of Time’s Top 10 Fiction Books of the year.
Blurb
The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie’s once-lucrative car business is going under―but Dickie is spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife, Imelda, is selling off her jewelry on eBay and half-heartedly dodging the attention of fast-talking cattle farmer Big Mike, while their teenage daughter, Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge drink her way through her final exams. As for twelve-year-old PJ, he’s on the brink of running away.
If you wanted to change this story, how far back would you have to go? To the infamous bee sting that ruined Imelda’s wedding day? To the car crash one year before Cass was born? All the way back to Dickie at ten years old, standing in the summer garden with his father, learning how to be a real man?
My Opinion
Bee Sting by Paul Murray is an exceptional book about family and feelings. The plot is an outstanding platter of human emotions, and we felt like we were living it while reading. With a few characters, the story takes a dive into a family's life and how a single incident can change the course of their life. Each character has been narrated in depth for a better understanding of the situation. The opening scene of the plot will definitely intrigue you enough to read further. And the most amazing thing was how the first scene and the last scene were connected.
It is my first time reading Paul Murray, and I was really not sure whether I would be able to finish a book of around 600 pages. The narrator's voice was amazing and crystal clear.
Life is difficult, and we try to plan things according to our understanding. But what fate has in reserve for us can be totally different. The whole plot revolves around this single concept. If you love slow plots, then definitely the book is not to be missed. Definitely, the book deserves 5 stars.
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