Quick read, easy/enjoyable, lots of little tidbits ... I went primarily with the audio, although I had the Kindle copy from the library as well. There were many times I was listening that I thought "I should stop and find that part, highlights/take notes" ... little profound statements, or things that would be good discussion points for a book club type setting. I jotted some quick things down in my phone notes, and looked up what others had saved in the GoodReads quotes section. 

I loved the  "voice" of the book, the young girl, the southern accent  ... the narration matched very well! I had seen the movie adaptation some years ago, long enough that I didn't really remember the story, but just enough to envision some of the movie characters as the faces/voices here. 

Each chapter started with a little fact about bees/bee keeping ... these seem to  be from other actual works (I kind of expected a bibliography of sources at the end, that was not there, but all the ones I double checked were actual books). I really liked this info, and what it brought to the book. In print, they were in italics, very distinct and different.  In audio, I almost wished these quotes were a little more set apart (different narrator) just to make them more separate (in voice). 

I really liked the story itself ... the characters and their experiences. Lots to think about on what makes a family, sisterhood, race issues, etc. Loved the setting, I could really feel the atmosphere and ambience of the sun and the bees. 

Interesting extras at the end (and a reason why I always try to get the Kindle copy, as these weren't included in the audio version) ... an interview with the author, about THIS book (more interesting to me than a general q&a about their life/other books) and a set of discussion questions ... I always appreciate that. It's like my own little book club, bringing up things I might not have thought of on my own. Making me delve a little deeper. It ups the appreciation for me. 

No proFanity.