it's okay

This book definitely showed a lot of promise in the beginning. Seeing the current society through the eyes of Little Bee who's had a very little exposure to it, is amusing, new, and clever. As you get to meet Little Bee and find out about her little by little, you start to care about the character. At least I think you are supposed to. However, as the story continued on, my patience ran out with Little Bee (call me cruel I guess), and found myself being more drawn towards Sarah. That is why this book gets so frustrating, because there is so much potential to characters beside Little Bee, yet the author fails to develop them. Sarah, Charlie, Andrew and Lawrence could have been (and should have been) more than just some bystanders in Little Bee's life. Then the frustration grew even more when the ending came to a screeching halt. Yes, I understand that the author might have wanted the readers to guess if Sarah, Charlie and/or Little Bee got their happy ending or not. But come on! Chris Cleave had so much materials to play with! It seriously felt like he ran out of time to finish the book. Yes it is a quick and easy read, and it's a great thing that the book cover reveals next to nothing so your expectation is very low.