Little Bee

Love the cover art. Liked the story. HATED the ending.

It's tough to summarize the book without giving away the entire story. The plot itself is simple, but it is the storytelling that makes the read worthwhile. I read a lot of commentary on the book and liked this insight from Lee Thomas: "The difficulty of discussing this book – proclaimed on the inner flyleaf, no less – stems from Cleave’s knack for intricately timed revelations. Little Bee, a teenage refugee from Nigeria, carries one side of the narrative, young British professional Sarah O’Rourke, the other. Through this split-screen, Cleave tackles the multiple perspectives inherent in any story: someone always stands outside looking in. Perspective equals character, which makes his use of multiple names so interesting. Can a character exchange one set of eyes, one lens through which to view the world, for another? Little Bee offers the possibility of changing paradigms simply by changing names."

I picked this up at Borders, it was a book that they were heavily promoting. It was a quick read and kept me intrigued. However, I was really bothered by the ending and that has tainted my overall feeling on the book. First 95% of the book, B+, last 5% of the book, D.