“Ljudi uvijek govore kako su nešto napravili iz ljubavi, odvratio bi Willie. Najgori se zločini opravdavaju ljubavlju.”
Paul Murray donosi priču o obitelji Barnes u kojoj se svaki član obitelji nosi sa financijskim problemima i osobnim krizama na svoj način, dok se njihove priče emotivno i dinamično isprepliću.
Roman je ispričan iz više perspektiva: pratimo priče kćeri tinejdžerice Cass, supruge Imelde, supruga Dickija i dvanaestogodišnjeg sina PJ-a. Svaki lik je poseban i na svoj način fascinantan, te nam pruža drugačije viđenje događaja.
Ubod pčele Paula Murrayja je prava irska priča, obiteljska, puna emocija i dubine. Iako su je neki prozvali “page turnerom”, meni to nije bila, barem ne do samoga kraja kada zbog brze izmjene perspektiva iz kojih promatramo priču sve postaje znatno dinamičnije i napetije.
A kraj? Neke je jako uzrujao, a meni je bio dobar baš takav kakav je jer nakon ovako teške knjige bar mi je ostala mala nada u neki blaži završetak.
Uz ovakve knjige uvijek imam osjećaj da vodim još jedan paralelni život. Kada pročitam, osjećam se kao da sam proživjela svaki događaj s likovima i uvijek mi treba jedan period za oporavak. Iako su mi dijelovi ostavili nešto slabiji dojam zbog sporijeg ritma, od mene apsolutna preporuka za sve ljubitelje dobrih obiteljskih priča.
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“So many of the bad things that happen in the world come from people pretending to be something they’re not.”
The Bee Sting – Paul Murray
Paul Murray tells the story of the Barnes family, in which each member of the family deals with financial problems and personal crises in their own way, while their stories are emotionally and dynamically intertwined.
The novel is told from multiple perspectives: we follow the stories of teenage daughter Cass, wife Imelda, husband Dickie and twelve-year-old son PJ. Each character is special and fascinating in their own way and gives us a different view of events.
Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting is a true Irish story, a family story, full of emotion and depth. Although some have called it a “page turner”, for me it was not, at least not until the very end when, due to the rapid change of POVs everything becomes much more dynamic and tense.
And the ending? Some people were very upset by it, but I liked it just the way it is because after such a difficult book, at least I had a little hope for a milder ending.
With books like this, I always feel like I’m leading another parallel life. When I read it, I feel like I’ve lived through every event with the characters, and I always need a period of recovery. Although parts left a slightly weaker impression on me due to the slower pace, I highly recommend it to all fans of good family stories.
