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The Trees by Percival Everett
THE TREES by PERCIVAL EVERETT
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A crime thriller; a genre I actively avoid. I read the blurb once the Longlist had been announced and decided not to read this one. I was then inundated with messages from people telling me I HAD to read this.
You guys had my back. This. Was. Outstanding. Outstanding.
Yes, it is a crime thriller. And yes, it does feature the tropes of crime thrillers which I despise: brutal murders, mystery, cliche detectives. BUT Everett is clearly a pro because he handles all of these tropes with a fresh, self-aware, cheeky, ironic point of view.
Also, and this was the main reason I loved this, he — oh, actually, that’s a spoiler. So the thing I loved most about it, I can’t tell you but it’s to do with how the writer handled racism in America. And this is a teeny tiny spoiler, but the bit with D****d T****p was satirical genius. Genius. Huge big genius. The most genius I’ve ever seen. And I know a lot of genius. Genius loves me and I love genius.
This HAS to be on the shortlist or I’ll riot.
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@thebookerprizes #bookstagramreadsthebooker
A crime thriller; a genre I actively avoid. I read the blurb once the Longlist had been announced and decided not to read this one. I was then inundated with messages from people telling me I HAD to read this.
You guys had my back. This. Was. Outstanding. Outstanding.
Yes, it is a crime thriller. And yes, it does feature the tropes of crime thrillers which I despise: brutal murders, mystery, cliche detectives. BUT Everett is clearly a pro because he handles all of these tropes with a fresh, self-aware, cheeky, ironic point of view.
Also, and this was the main reason I loved this, he — oh, actually, that’s a spoiler. So the thing I loved most about it, I can’t tell you but it’s to do with how the writer handled racism in America. And this is a teeny tiny spoiler, but the bit with D****d T****p was satirical genius. Genius. Huge big genius. The most genius I’ve ever seen. And I know a lot of genius. Genius loves me and I love genius.
This HAS to be on the shortlist or I’ll riot.
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