The June book for the Nature and Environment book club–I think it’s the first novel we’ve read. I had already read a lot about honeybees and their fascinating behavior, like queen piping and balling, so I loved encountering those behaviors from the “inside.” I wasn’t 100% convinced by the voice, but it felt like Paull got as close as possible, with some great ways of depicting non-human communication (vibrations in the comb, data transmission through antenna contact and pheromones). Watership Down is the closest comparison, although I wouldn’t call it a great novel in the same way–more of a novelty/experiment.