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Helpful votes received on reviews: 67% (6 of 9)
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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, Mar 21 2006
I have made it a point of reading inspirational books which can help me have a positive outlook to life. Though it reads like a non-fictional memoir, "The Secret Life of Bees" even though it is fictitious, has been tremendously helpful to me as an inspirational book. It is brilliantly written with amazing details and beautiful settings. It showed the unique creativity of the author. This hard to put down book, is sure to capture your heart with its imagery.

Sue Monk Kidd does a brilliant job of laying out a storyline that is not only believable, but is interesting as well. I could not put this book down. Lily Owens will capture your heart. Despite the abuse from the hands of her… Read more
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, Dec 29 2005
I have made it a point of reading inspirational books which can help me have a positive outlook to life. Though it reads like a non-fictional memoir, "The Secret Life of Bees" even though it is fictitious, has been tremendously helpful to me as an inspirational book. It is brilliantly written with amazing details and beautiful settings. It showed the unique creativity of the author. This hard to put down book, is sure to capture your heart with its imagery.

Sue Monk Kidd does a brilliant job of laying out a storyline that is not only believable, but is interesting as well. I could not put this book down. Lily Owens will capture your heart. Despite the abuse from the hands of her… Read more
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational read, Dec 29 2005
I have taken a particular interest in reading books where the chief characters suffered abuses and overcame their traumas to become better persons in life. I am glad I did because there is so much to learn and be inspired by such books. THE USURPER AND OTHERS, WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS are amongst the titles I cherished.