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Title: High Class Kitsch
Review: I had to read this book for my book club, and can not figure out for the life of me, why this book would be a NY Times Bestseller. I found the story to be contrived, and the characters to be unbelievable and flat. Frankly, I felt like Kidd was insulting my intelligence by 1)suggesting I would actually buy her characters, and 2)her constant forcefeeding of all explanation of symbolism she employs throughout the book ("Okay, Okay I get it!!! Lily is the name of the flower presented to the Virgin Mary. She's taken in by a Hive of black women, including a mother figure, the Black Madonna!").The Secret Life of Bees relies primarily on cliches to tell the story of a 14 year old Southern Girl growing up in the 1960's. My idea of a good book is one that teaches me to think differently about the world. Kidd does try to do that, but lacks the originality to succeed. The end result is this innocuous story that feels like a made for television movie.
