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A review by axmed
The Trees by Percival Everett
funny
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? No
5.0
Somebody tried to turn it into a dance hall some time back, but this is Money, Mississippi. No dancin’.”
“No?”
“You know why Baptists don’t fuck standin’ up?” Dill asked.
“Tell me.”
“They’re afraid somebody might think they’re dancin’.”
Hind looked at him for a couple of seconds and said, “Mama Z. Mama Z makes me nervous.”
“Oh yeah?”
“There’s something going on. I get that she doesn’t trust me because I’m FBI. Hell, I don’t trust FBI agents. But there’s something else. It was like she was trying to tell me something. Or was expecting me to know something.”
“She’s over a hundred years old,” Ed said.
“So?”
“She’s seen a lot. It might be hard for folks like us to read her. There are a lot of wrinkles there.”
“No?”
“You know why Baptists don’t fuck standin’ up?” Dill asked.
“Tell me.”
“They’re afraid somebody might think they’re dancin’.”
Hind looked at him for a couple of seconds and said, “Mama Z. Mama Z makes me nervous.”
“Oh yeah?”
“There’s something going on. I get that she doesn’t trust me because I’m FBI. Hell, I don’t trust FBI agents. But there’s something else. It was like she was trying to tell me something. Or was expecting me to know something.”
“She’s over a hundred years old,” Ed said.
“So?”
“She’s seen a lot. It might be hard for folks like us to read her. There are a lot of wrinkles there.”