Reflection on 'The Secret Life of Bees'

I didn't really enjoy 'The Secret Life of Bees'. But people who would like more mundane books would like this book. It has a bit of difference to normal life but it's more mundane than some other books. I wouldn't recommend it to my friends because I didn't really like this book. It's really long and it has too much descriptions and complications. Since it's mundane, the descriptions are not really good for this kind of book. It would be better if it was about magic, gods and heroes though. Besides I enjoy books who are obviously fiction (fantasy or myth) so I may be a bit biased towards this. It was also so long and I like long fiction (fantasy or myth) books. I dislike long mundane books. And I really don't mean any offense to Sue Monk Kidd.

Why is Each Item on Each Page Included?

The Biography of Lily Owens helps us understand why she is, the way she is. The Family of Lily Owens will help us understand her place in her family and why did her life happen the way it did. The Interests of Lily Owens will assist us in finding out why her life turned into a certain way. For example: Lily wouldn't have run away if T.Ray had just loved her and bailed Rosaleen out. Or she would've never wanted to be an author if she didn't like books. Her guilt for killing her mother would've made her quiet and sad but we'd never have known that without reading 'The Biography of Lily Owens'. The Lifestyle of Lily Owens indicates how much she has changed or why she's good at certain things. She was shy and quiet once and later she became confident and bold. Lily's Perspective on the Main Characters tells about what she thinks of others and why she behaves a certain way towards them. She didn't like T.Ray so she ran away from him.