Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Trees by Percival Everett

83 reviews

elliedom_08's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Percival mixes genre in a fascinating way. I originally picked up this book because I thought it was a crime story with a fascinating twist. It's so much more than that.  It's a mixture of satire and true crome and paranormal. The feeling of Twins Peak but so much more. 

It was heartbreaking read honestly especially when you really think about what Percival is saying. Only 1% of people that committed lynchings were ever tried and processe. Emmett Till's killers weren't part of the 1%.  This book might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think people should read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Blood, Death, Violence, Racial slurs, and Body horror

Minor: Fatphobia, Car accident, and Pedophilia

westernsunshine's review

dark funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

mo_za11's review against another edition

challenging funny informative mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Violence, and Hate crime

mandareads222's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Torture, and Blood

Minor: War, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

queenoftheharpies's review

funny fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Death, Racial slurs, and Torture

truly_yours_insomnia's review

dark funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Hate crime, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Racism, Death, and Violence

Minor: Colonisation, Death of parent, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Incest, and Police brutality

jimio's review

challenging dark funny informative mysterious fast-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: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

seventhswan's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I had never read anything by Everett before, and went into The Trees with no idea what to expect. The biggest surprise for me was how funny it was - this is a book with countless violent deaths, not to mention horrific racism in various forms, and yet I found myself laughing as often as I was horrified. I've rarely seen the balance between "dark" and "humour" in a book marketed that way navigated so well.

I found the concept of this story clever - it could easily have veered into the ridiculous, but always stopped just before. The main characters and setting were expertly realised and felt extremely real, even knowing fairly little about rural Mississippi. My only reservation was that there were so many characters - in such a fast-paced story, there were times I struggled to keep track of each one's role. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, Racism, and Violence

kasjon18's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Body horror, Violence, and Blood

disguisedposer's review

challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Murder, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Physical abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Blood, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, and Body horror