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I am mulling over this book. Cleave is an excellent writer. The pace and the suspense of the story is superb. Several of the main characters have bad human character flaws, such as being a coward, committing adultery and being self centered. All of these traits are just a part of life---but in these particular cases the flaws have changed the course of another person's life. Little Bee, a young Nigerian girl, has escaped from the violence of her country. She finds herself released from internment by the Government of Great Britain with no papers and no money. She has only a business card she has salvaged from an encounter on the beach in Nigeria. The story moves on in unexpected ways and it comes full circle to an unexpected ending. Maybe I feel a lack of closure or I am not satisfied with the ending. I am still mulling.


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Little Bee Christ Cleave 9780385665308 Books Reviews

Chris Cleave, in his book Little Bee, utilizes a unique form of perspective to give insight into a world so different from our own and instigate internal questions. As he separates the chapters through two perspectives, Cleave shows the individual points of view of both a Nigerian girl and an English professional woman as they both try to adjust their lives after ineffable tragedy. The two women met on a Nigerian beach where one was forced to make a choice and give up her finger for the other, an event which Cleave continually foreshadows and systematically builds suspense to. Through the chapters told by Little Bee we see a side of the developed world that would otherwise go unnoticed. She reveals through her innocent eyes the things Americans take for granted, like an ice maker or security in your home, and depicts how unrealistic these things would sound to her friends back home by referring to herself “Little Miss-Been-to”. The analogy between Little Bee and a British pound coin also highlights the disparity between the two worlds. When describing the coin Little Bee says “It can disguise itself as power, or property, and there is nothing more serious when you are a girl who has neither.” an idea that no one in our society would have thought of. In addition, Cleave develops the story through the perspective of Sarah, a well off English journalist, who gives a more relatable approach and shows the humanity in us all. Her desire to help Little Bee, an illegal immigrant who escaped from Nigeria in reaction to a brutal decimation of her village in a battle for oil, proves the compassion that can be found amongst complete strangers. Sarah’s point of view depicts ideas that we can all imagine for ourselves, like the urge to shut down that she feels when her husband, Andrew, dies; however, Sarah’s storytelling also shows the way those in westernized societies would like to believe they would act while silently evoking contemplation. In the novel’s horrific beach scene both Sarah and her husband are given the choice between losing a finger and saving a life. For someone like Little Bee this kind of horror may be less of a dilemma yet for her English counterparts it is an inconceivable decision. We would all like to tell ourselves that we would make that hard choice and lose part of ourselves for the young girl but is this really the case? Through Sarah’s point of view Cleave is able to give the readers unique insight into their own answer to this question. Through similarities drawn during the portions of the novel told by Sarah and the saddening realism showcased by Little Bee’s view of our world Cleave enlightens all who read on circumstances that they may never imagine. Ultimately Little Bee was ultimately a terrific book and each chapter told by each woman left me riveted and anxious for the next one.
Between the voices of two very different characters, Chris Cleave does an amazing job at conveying sadness and how it’s experienced by two different people, Little Bee, a Nigerian immigrant and Sarah, a well off but confused woman. The book focuses on two women living disparate lives, but who end up crossing paths; on more than one occasion they find themselves at each others’ feet. The first time occurs on a beach in Little Bee’s home town where Sarah cuts off her finger to save her. Years later the two meet again in much different circumstances, Sarah’s front door only days after Sarah’s husband commits suicide. Little Bee was released from the immigration deportation center with nowhere to go except the address on a business card she found shortly after her first encounter with Sarah. This books strays from the ordinary refugee stories and engages the reader; not letting them put it down. It leaves suspense causing the reader to become even more intrigued between the safety of Little Bee and Sarah coping with her mixed feelings of her husband’s recent suicide. The themes of guilt and blame are brought in through the characters’ actions and reactions of the events that occur. The reader also finds himself feeling a deep sadness throughout the novel. Both of the main characters, along with supporting characters, disclose their feelings of sadness, guilt and blame. They all feel the need to blame themselves for causing the mess that they are living. This can be hard to get through especially when the scene focuses on the youngest at a mere 6 years old, Charlie. For example, four year old Charlie, son of Sarah, loses his father and struggles with the loss for it is his first experience with loss. He will ask questions pertaining to when his father is coming home or where his father is. These questions are tough to hear and could be a reality for anyone.
Through a synopsis, this book focuses on two women, Little Bee and Sarah, who meet twice several years apart. When they meet Sarah is struggling with various issues that Little Bee helps her get through. Symbols are also seen paired with certain characters. Sarah, for example, is often brought up when hands and fingers are being discussed. The reader also feels compelled to keep reading because of Sarah’s son, Charlie, who struggles for most of the book trying to cope with the events that have taken place of losing his father and watching his mother grieve along with the new addition of Little Bee to their home. It is a journey the reader takes along with him to watch as he lives with the pain and eventually overcomes it.
The one thing I did not like was how the name of the book was changed. For American publication, the previous name, original to when it was first published in the United Kingdom, The Other Hand, I believe suited the book much better. It shows two points of view, something one would not guess from neither title. Also, given this author is not an immigrant or refugee, one who is might be slightly put off or disagree with the situation that Little Bee was in or went through. This is pertaining to situations that Little Bee was put in during her time described in her home country. For example, Little Bee is living in a war torn country where there is a constant threat of death from the militant government. Overcome with thoughts and emotions, I considered this to be the best book I read all summer. The themes, characters, and messages, resided with my thoughts for some time and left me with a different view on immigration and how everyone deals with their emotions differently.
I am mulling over this book. Cleave is an excellent writer. The pace and the suspense of the story is superb. Several of the main characters have bad human character flaws, such as being a coward, committing adultery and being self centered. All of these traits are just a part of life---but in these particular cases the flaws have changed the course of another person's life. Little Bee, a young Nigerian girl, has escaped from the violence of her country. She finds herself released from internment by the Government of Great Britain with no papers and no money. She has only a business card she has salvaged from an encounter on the beach in Nigeria. The story moves on in unexpected ways and it comes full circle to an unexpected ending. Maybe I feel a lack of closure or I am not satisfied with the ending. I am still mulling.