I did enjoy this, but was frustrated by the very slow retelling, literary or not. The almost tiresome relating of bee "facts" was consistent with the narrator, a man in his 80s. Someone else noted the resemblance to REMAINS OF THE DAY -- a narrator who is isolated, oblivious, and closed in.A very telling early fact: the narrator, who lives five miles from the Pacific, has never seen it. There's an absolute horror in his finding the bodies of his long-time neighbors, but he is so dispassionate about everything. Regretful at the end, but still.Nevertheless, the writing is true, the characters are believable, if not lovable. Read this book as it was our bookclub read this month. It started getting more interesting towards the end, but I really didn't enjoy this book. First, I hate bees and didn't enjoy reading all the descriptions of the hives and the bees. Secondly, I hate honey. I never was able to palate it. It was a taste that I never ever liked. Anyway, the main character drove me crazy. Was he just an old senile guy or was there something seriously WRONG with him? When the detective was questioning him, he kept going off on tangents about the stupid bees. And the fact that he cared more about Bees than people was a little weird. I mean...CLEARLY Claire had the hots for him and he just didn't get the hint.
What do You think about Parlando Con Le Api (2013)?
A very slow book. Continued reading just to see how it ended.
—georgiebarclay
too much info about bees than story or mystery
—lool
