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The Overstory by Richard Powers

7 reviews

taural41's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Cursing, Police brutality, and Drug use

auntted's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Infertility

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Dementia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

pedanther's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Terminal illness, Infertility, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Dementia, Misogyny, Racism, Ableism, and Bullying

Minor: Drug use, Colonisation, Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Child death

anouks_books's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

I already look forward to rereading this book in order to understand it better and take notes of all the little, beautiful passages. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Police brutality, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, Sexual content, Drug use, and War

lectora21's review

emotional reflective slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Infertility

emakay's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

graceolivia's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Overstory is a beautiful book! It really changed my outlook on nature! It is a long book and it can be slow paced in places but it is 100% worth it. I recommend it to everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Drug use

Moderate: Infertility