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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
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One of my favorite books ever; Percival Everett has cemented himself as one of my top authors. A must-read for everyone, a powerful story stemming from an abhorrent event.
This book was nothing like I had expected. I have never read this author’s work before. The book pulled off being wickedly funny about intense issues.
Chapter 64 is gut-wrenching once you understand the list. Just horrifying.
Highly recommended. It’s not an easy read but so well written.
The audiobook narrator was either fantastic or awful. I’d give the audiobook an above average score, but the quality was inconsistent.
Chapter 64 is gut-wrenching once you understand the list. Just horrifying.
Highly recommended. It’s not an easy read but so well written.
The audiobook narrator was either fantastic or awful. I’d give the audiobook an above average score, but the quality was inconsistent.
A lot is in this book. History about race, murder, and racial murders is embedded in a mystery. The end touches on modern politics, making the point that little has changed and how buffoons who deserve so little have so much. The book leaves much to agonize about.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
A great mystery that ties race and crime together the perfect combination
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A murder mystery with an agenda, The Trees is fascinating and brilliantly written. Everett’s wit is as dry as a Churchill martini, and there are laugh out loud moments, but he also skewers racists, particularly those from Mississippi. If Hollywood were brave enough, this would make a great movie. But I doubt that will happen because it so smart, so haunting, and so profound.
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes