Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Trees by Percival Everett

2 reviews

nialiversuch's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Body horror, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Ableism, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

readswithdogs's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Who knew a book about mysterious murders and racism could be so Mississippi goddamn hilarious?! 

The Trees has short chapters, a truly chaotic and diverse cast of characters and tackles Southern living and Reparations with humor. I loved it! There are some bleak fucking scenes and some real gross outs, but the folks getting killed are all despicable human beings so it's all fine. The story moves fast and I honestly kept chuckling over the redneck names and their behavior.

I especially enjoyed the depiction of a certain racist president.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity

Don't read this if you don't find racist rednecks getting killed hilarious