All finished. What a rollercoaster! Feeling quite traumatised. #theBeeSting #contemporaryfiction
November 20, 2024 at 3:33 PM
All finished. What a rollercoaster! Feeling quite traumatised. #theBeeSting #contemporaryfiction
Finishing this behemoth of a book today. I’m gonna be emotionally exhausted once I reach the last page, and it has been a crazy journey.
#Booksky #TheBeeSting #PaulMurray
#Booksky #TheBeeSting #PaulMurray
February 28, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Finishing this behemoth of a book today. I’m gonna be emotionally exhausted once I reach the last page, and it has been a crazy journey.
#Booksky #TheBeeSting #PaulMurray
#Booksky #TheBeeSting #PaulMurray
Another #sentenceoftheday #amreading #paulmurray #thebeesting #irishnovels #booksky "The trees were narrow and bleached in the skeletal light of his phone."
May 20, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Another #sentenceoftheday #amreading #paulmurray #thebeesting #irishnovels #booksky "The trees were narrow and bleached in the skeletal light of his phone."
First book of 2025 going down a treat 🤩
#BookSky #TheBeeSting #LoveReading @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social
#BookSky #TheBeeSting #LoveReading @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social
January 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
First book of 2025 going down a treat 🤩
#BookSky #TheBeeSting #LoveReading @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social
#BookSky #TheBeeSting #LoveReading @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social
Another #sentenceoftheday #amreading #Irishnovels #booksky #thebeesting #paulmurray "What if the things she had chosen to make her seem individualistic had actually made her into an individual?"
May 19, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Another #sentenceoftheday #amreading #Irishnovels #booksky #thebeesting #paulmurray "What if the things she had chosen to make her seem individualistic had actually made her into an individual?"
My Christmas read - #TheBeeSting by Paul Murray. Really looking forward to it. I’m a slow reader so this may take some time 📚💛💛📚
#books #booksky
#books #booksky
December 24, 2024 at 5:13 PM
My Christmas read - #TheBeeSting by Paul Murray. Really looking forward to it. I’m a slow reader so this may take some time 📚💛💛📚
#books #booksky
#books #booksky
Happy #stpatricksday2024
Two SENSATIONAL novels!
#thebeesting #prophetsong
Two BRILLIANT authors #paulmurray #paullynch
I cannot recommend these highly
Enough 💗🇮🇪💗
Two SENSATIONAL novels!
#thebeesting #prophetsong
Two BRILLIANT authors #paulmurray #paullynch
I cannot recommend these highly
Enough 💗🇮🇪💗
March 17, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Happy #stpatricksday2024
Two SENSATIONAL novels!
#thebeesting #prophetsong
Two BRILLIANT authors #paulmurray #paullynch
I cannot recommend these highly
Enough 💗🇮🇪💗
Two SENSATIONAL novels!
#thebeesting #prophetsong
Two BRILLIANT authors #paulmurray #paullynch
I cannot recommend these highly
Enough 💗🇮🇪💗
Finished & loved #TheBeeSting by Paul Murray. What an ending - is it as tragic as I think? Oh my…💔📚💔
And curious about the punctuation stopping and starting…
#books #booksky #bookrecs #BookRecommendations
And curious about the punctuation stopping and starting…
#books #booksky #bookrecs #BookRecommendations
January 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Finished & loved #TheBeeSting by Paul Murray. What an ending - is it as tragic as I think? Oh my…💔📚💔
And curious about the punctuation stopping and starting…
#books #booksky #bookrecs #BookRecommendations
And curious about the punctuation stopping and starting…
#books #booksky #bookrecs #BookRecommendations
#amreading #irishnovels #thebeesting #paulmurray #booksky #sentenceoftheday Introducing: Richard from Poland
"Up close, the man was not so much handsome as beautiful, like a girl might b, with fine, white bones from which his black eyes peered as if through spyholes in a painting in a haunted house.
"Up close, the man was not so much handsome as beautiful, like a girl might b, with fine, white bones from which his black eyes peered as if through spyholes in a painting in a haunted house.
May 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
#amreading #irishnovels #thebeesting #paulmurray #booksky #sentenceoftheday Introducing: Richard from Poland
"Up close, the man was not so much handsome as beautiful, like a girl might b, with fine, white bones from which his black eyes peered as if through spyholes in a painting in a haunted house.
"Up close, the man was not so much handsome as beautiful, like a girl might b, with fine, white bones from which his black eyes peered as if through spyholes in a painting in a haunted house.
First read of the New Year & I’m loving it. #TheBeeSting
January 2, 2024 at 8:05 PM
First read of the New Year & I’m loving it. #TheBeeSting
#amreading #thebeesting #irishnovels #booksky #sentenceoftheday "She had a grandiose manner, and was fond of using long, exotic words -- bagatelle, mellifluous, distinctive -- like weird drapey silks you might find in a box in your grandmother's attic."
May 18, 2026 at 8:14 PM
#amreading #thebeesting #irishnovels #booksky #sentenceoftheday "She had a grandiose manner, and was fond of using long, exotic words -- bagatelle, mellifluous, distinctive -- like weird drapey silks you might find in a box in your grandmother's attic."
I had a really nice dream after such a long time where I met Paul Murray, author of #TheBeeSting and got to gush about this fantastic book to him, especially the parts about Imelda. He also kindly signed my copy of the book. It was lovely! ❤️ #booksky
April 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I had a really nice dream after such a long time where I met Paul Murray, author of #TheBeeSting and got to gush about this fantastic book to him, especially the parts about Imelda. He also kindly signed my copy of the book. It was lovely! ❤️ #booksky
Another #sentenceoftheday from #paulmurray #thebeesting #amreading #irishnovels #booksky Elaine: "I just want to live somewhere I can get good coffee and not have to see nature and everyone doesn't look like they were made out of mashed potato."
May 18, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Another #sentenceoftheday from #paulmurray #thebeesting #amreading #irishnovels #booksky Elaine: "I just want to live somewhere I can get good coffee and not have to see nature and everyone doesn't look like they were made out of mashed potato."
There is something about the composition that takes you places without you knowing how you ever got there. #TheBeeSting #PaulMurray #BookChat #booksky
July 19, 2024 at 6:24 AM
There is something about the composition that takes you places without you knowing how you ever got there. #TheBeeSting #PaulMurray #BookChat #booksky
Very pleased to find this copy of The Bee Sting - Paul Murray in a charity shop today.
#booksky #thebeesting #paulmurray @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social @thebookerprizes.com
#booksky #thebeesting #paulmurray @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social @thebookerprizes.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Very pleased to find this copy of The Bee Sting - Paul Murray in a charity shop today.
#booksky #thebeesting #paulmurray @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social @thebookerprizes.com
#booksky #thebeesting #paulmurray @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social @thebookerprizes.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
#AmReading and LOVING
#TheBeeSting #PaulMurray #Booker
This is a beautifully immersive novel. I look forward to reading it everyday - one of those rare treats. Big recommendation from me.
#TheBeeSting #PaulMurray #Booker
This is a beautifully immersive novel. I look forward to reading it everyday - one of those rare treats. Big recommendation from me.
October 19, 2023 at 6:42 PM
#AmReading and LOVING
#TheBeeSting #PaulMurray #Booker
This is a beautifully immersive novel. I look forward to reading it everyday - one of those rare treats. Big recommendation from me.
#TheBeeSting #PaulMurray #Booker
This is a beautifully immersive novel. I look forward to reading it everyday - one of those rare treats. Big recommendation from me.
Last book of 2024 and first book of 2025. Hope everyone has a happy new year! #books #reading #reader #myyearinbooks #books2024 #crookmanifesto #colsonwhitehead #thebeesting #paulmurray #readersofbluesky
December 31, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Last book of 2024 and first book of 2025. Hope everyone has a happy new year! #books #reading #reader #myyearinbooks #books2024 #crookmanifesto #colsonwhitehead #thebeesting #paulmurray #readersofbluesky
#amreading #thebeesting #paulmurray I'm only on p. 4 and so far it's been one belly laugh after another. #sentenceoftheday "The adversity had to be something bad, like a learning disability, but not really bad, like being chained up in a basement for ten years by a paedophile."
May 18, 2026 at 12:58 AM
#amreading #thebeesting #paulmurray I'm only on p. 4 and so far it's been one belly laugh after another. #sentenceoftheday "The adversity had to be something bad, like a learning disability, but not really bad, like being chained up in a basement for ten years by a paedophile."
Yay or Nay? I’m 25% into this book - been an increasing slog. I’m getting irritated.
Have you read #TheBeeSting ?
Should I keep going or cut my losses?
💙📚💬📚🖋️📚☘️
#BookSky #BookReview #BookRec #Novel #Literature #Fiction #Books #DNF #AmReading
Have you read #TheBeeSting ?
Should I keep going or cut my losses?
💙📚💬📚🖋️📚☘️
#BookSky #BookReview #BookRec #Novel #Literature #Fiction #Books #DNF #AmReading
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Yay or Nay? I’m 25% into this book - been an increasing slog. I’m getting irritated.
Have you read #TheBeeSting ?
Should I keep going or cut my losses?
💙📚💬📚🖋️📚☘️
#BookSky #BookReview #BookRec #Novel #Literature #Fiction #Books #DNF #AmReading
Have you read #TheBeeSting ?
Should I keep going or cut my losses?
💙📚💬📚🖋️📚☘️
#BookSky #BookReview #BookRec #Novel #Literature #Fiction #Books #DNF #AmReading
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♫♫♫ In the morning - Monster Movie ♫♫♫
#PaulMurray #TheBeeSting #LaPicaduraDeAbeja
♫♫♫ In the morning - Monster Movie ♫♫♫
#PaulMurray #TheBeeSting #LaPicaduraDeAbeja
La picadura de abeja, de Paul Murray
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March 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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♫♫♫ In the morning - Monster Movie ♫♫♫
#PaulMurray #TheBeeSting #LaPicaduraDeAbeja
♫♫♫ In the morning - Monster Movie ♫♫♫
#PaulMurray #TheBeeSting #LaPicaduraDeAbeja
It takes a confident author to circle back to what was merely mentioned in the passing 70 pages ago and move that into the spotlight. #TheBeeSting #PaulMurray #BookChat #booksky
June 26, 2024 at 9:26 AM
It takes a confident author to circle back to what was merely mentioned in the passing 70 pages ago and move that into the spotlight. #TheBeeSting #PaulMurray #BookChat #booksky
I can’t remember the last time I exclaimed, “what amazing writing!” at a novel. The debating chamber scene in #TheBeeSting - 💯 % my #comp girl experience at the Oxford Union (if someone good was up). Honestly, find this. It’s outstanding. #PrivateSchoolAdvantages
www.penguin.co.uk/books/309598...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/309598...
The Bee Sting
THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING NOVEL FROM ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING COMEDIC WRITERS
'A tragicomic triumph. You won't read a sadder, truer, funnier novel this year' Guardian____________
The Barnes family a...
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January 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I can’t remember the last time I exclaimed, “what amazing writing!” at a novel. The debating chamber scene in #TheBeeSting - 💯 % my #comp girl experience at the Oxford Union (if someone good was up). Honestly, find this. It’s outstanding. #PrivateSchoolAdvantages
www.penguin.co.uk/books/309598...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/309598...
The ending of Paul Murray's #TheBeeSting hit me like a truck – much the same as B.R. Yeager's #NegativeSpace.
Perspective plays a big role in the tragedy of these novels and the important lessons we can learn from them:
proseandcontext.substack.com/p/perspectiv...
#BookSky #Life #Lessons
Perspective plays a big role in the tragedy of these novels and the important lessons we can learn from them:
proseandcontext.substack.com/p/perspectiv...
#BookSky #Life #Lessons
Perspective in ‘The Bee Sting’ & ‘Negative Space’
The most fearsome killer and greatest hope
proseandcontext.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The ending of Paul Murray's #TheBeeSting hit me like a truck – much the same as B.R. Yeager's #NegativeSpace.
Perspective plays a big role in the tragedy of these novels and the important lessons we can learn from them:
proseandcontext.substack.com/p/perspectiv...
#BookSky #Life #Lessons
Perspective plays a big role in the tragedy of these novels and the important lessons we can learn from them:
proseandcontext.substack.com/p/perspectiv...
#BookSky #Life #Lessons
I've never been much of a poetry fan, but this passage, from #TheBeeSting, by Paul Murray, is about the best argument in favor of reading poetry that I've seen. And this is a good novel, in the early going.
February 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I've never been much of a poetry fan, but this passage, from #TheBeeSting, by Paul Murray, is about the best argument in favor of reading poetry that I've seen. And this is a good novel, in the early going.