I got the concept of what the author was trying to do | Similar surnames: , , , , , , , , You can see how Laline families moved over time by selecting different census years |
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Well, somehow Laline has constructed an incredible lifelike world | Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive where work and sacrifice are the highest virtues and worship of the beloved Queen the only religion |
Imagine a Bee Hive with human behaviour, power hungry upper class, the working class low caste, politics and the frailties of emotion, love etc.
15Being an assistant bee-keeper this book was a bit hard to get into at first | The Bees is an excellent and thought-provoking read |
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But she, very unusually for a bee of her class, has the ability to talk and question the meaning of her existence | Though prepared to sacrifice everything for the Queen and work herself to death, she is a survivor who escapes internal massacres, religious purges, and can even successfully confront a huge marauding wasp |
Pull up curbside and find simple street parking near Laline.
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