Reviews with content warning for Police brutality - The Trees

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summerb's review

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dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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atiek's review

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adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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whysoserious's review

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3.75

Started good, became repetitive.
Without racism element I'm unsure if it'd have been anywhere near the Booker shortlist.

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bookshelf_al's review

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challenging dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

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samarakroeger's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I couldn't put this down. masterful exploration of the history of lynchings in the US that is appropriately unsettling.

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emmalouisereads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

This was a mysterious read, with quite a unique tone. It raises important points about racial tensions in America specifically, however, I think that it can apply to places outside America too.

The book features a lot of people that actually exist, which I didn’t know until I’d finished the book. I think I’d have liked to have known beforehand.

It’s very thought provoking.

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readswithdogs's review

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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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ecarper's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny fast-paced

5.0

Absolutely phenomenal horror satire novel. It discusses really horrific things such as content warning

lynching and police brutality

but there is an element of humor throughout that, especially at the end, had me laughing with glee. After having visited the Legacy Museum in the US in recent years, this was an incredibly moving and dark testament (books that contain lists of victims’ names always hits me hard) to America’s dark history and present.

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