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The Overstory by Richard Powers

jerry_beansman's review against another edition

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3.0

Absolutely hate that I didn’t end up hating this by the end. Gobs of deeply sexist and ableist stuff in here, not to mention all the white people saying they need to become indigenous and then some v thin indigenous characters only showing up in the last 10 pages to help a white guy. Generally dismal, cynical view of people as opposition to nature that only kinda changed by the end. Richard Powers we’re BEGGING you to read Braiding Sweetgrass. 

esawys's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

baliute's review against another edition

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

4.0

saarustin's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

honeycomblibrary's review against another edition

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

3.5

senior_young's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

algorithminflux's review against another edition

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5.0

This really struck a chord in me as I read through it, from the seed to the canopy. I recommend this story to anyone who is passionate about trees, and is looking for a work of fiction to complement and stoke that passion a bit further. Well-written, full of imagery and natural things, and especially full of descriptive trees.

sabrinasayshey's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

staticmemories's review against another edition

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

3.75

githgorlfriend's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
i literally do not know what to think about this book all i know for sure is that it stressed me tf out and made me think a lot about trees. will come back to this review later i think