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A review by heydebigale
The Trees by Percival Everett
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“Everybody talks about genocides around the world, but when the killing is slow and spread over a hundred years, no one notices. Where there are no mass graves, no one notices. American outrage is always for show. It has a shelf life.
If that Griffin book had been Lynched Like Me, America might have looked up from dinner or baseball or whatever they do now. Twitter?”
This book is a surprisingly humorous mystery about the genocide of Black Americans (via lynching)in the United States. how Percival Everett managed to create a novel that had all the beats of a detective story, and was a sobering history of lynching, while also really surprisingly funny?!
Like… genius level.
CW: lots of fairly descriptive murders and racist slurs & racism
Highly recommend reading.
If that Griffin book had been Lynched Like Me, America might have looked up from dinner or baseball or whatever they do now. Twitter?”
This book is a surprisingly humorous mystery about the genocide of Black Americans (via lynching)in the United States. how Percival Everett managed to create a novel that had all the beats of a detective story, and was a sobering history of lynching, while also really surprisingly funny?!
Like… genius level.
CW: lots of fairly descriptive murders and racist slurs & racism
Highly recommend reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, Body horror, and Racism