4.07k reviews for:

The Trees: A Novel

Percival Everett

4.19 AVERAGE

griddleoctopus's review against another edition

5.0

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Absolutely excellent piece on racism and white privilege in America, treads the line between brevity, impact, satire, comedy and dreams much better than David Foster Wallace ever did.

karenkill's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

readingwithmygoldens's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

zofsoccer's review against another edition

4.0

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Entertaining, but the end was disappointing. Really liked the characters but the last quarter of the book was mediocre with regards to the plot evolution and significance

jdodson129's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A page turner. A murder mystery. A commentary on racism and racial injustice in America, particularly the south. A reckoning on slavery and the four hundred year buildup toward justice. A critique on current political realities. An absurdist comedy. A Great American Novel.

This is the first Percival Everett novel I've read and I cannot wait to read more of his works; this one was simply astounding.

mikeyfranks_'s review against another edition

5.0

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SO GOOD

kristen_meow's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

wildcatryan's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

bigpeng's review against another edition

5.0

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I will be sitting with this one for a long time! Need to digest that ending. This book had me both laughing and crying. Oof.

lowercasekate's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Incredible. Humorous, well-written, unique premise. Loved the short chapters, length of the book and the diverse characters. One of the best parts of this book is the names PE gave his characters. Reminds me of a season of Fargo.