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A review by kenny_mooney
The Bee-Loud Glade by Steve Himmer
5.0
The Bee-Loud Glade by Steve Himmer, is a genuinely refreshing and engaging novel. The first few chapters, detailing the narrator's previous life as an "office drone" were immediately easy to relate to, and I'm sure that's the case for most people. Almost all of us are trapped in meaningless, boring, alienating jobs that offer us nothing in the way of "spiritual" or emotional nourishment. So the whole premise for the novel, that someone just like us is given the opportunity to work as a hermit in the garden of an eccentric billionaire - well, that sounds just dandy to me, where do I sign up? And that's really the key to why this book works - we've probably all wanted to be in that position.
The writing is of a very high standard, not stylistically heavy or showy, just what is needed, which makes it incredibly easy to read. That coupled with relatively short chapters, means you should tear through this very quickly, as you move back and forth with the narration, from present to the past, which never feel awkward or jarring.
All in, this was an amiable, amusing, very enjoyable read, and I highly recommend it.
The writing is of a very high standard, not stylistically heavy or showy, just what is needed, which makes it incredibly easy to read. That coupled with relatively short chapters, means you should tear through this very quickly, as you move back and forth with the narration, from present to the past, which never feel awkward or jarring.
All in, this was an amiable, amusing, very enjoyable read, and I highly recommend it.