The book looks at life through the eyes of a bee. The author follows the life of an odd worker bee who is born larger and more intelligent than her fellow workers.
The story is an interesting look at hierarchical, theocratic, authoritarian, conformist societies. A society where heredity and mind control are used to keep the the members in line. In the end the book is an interesting commentary about how religion, government, marketing, and, in a way, technology can be used to quash dissent.
As I read the book it reminded me of "Watership Down
Despite these flaws, the author has a nice writing style and the words flow smoothly off the pages. I gave this book three stars on Goodreads. It was not a great book but it was a good one to start the new year with.
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