The Trees

A Novel

De: Percival Everett

Narrado por: Bill Andrew Quinn

An uncanny literary thriller addressing the painful legacy of lynching in the US, by the author of Telephone

Percival Everett's The Trees is a must-listen that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, they meet expected resistance from the local sheriff, his deputy, the coroner, and a string of racist White townsfolk. The murders present a puzzle, for at each crime scene there is a second dead body: that of a man who resembles Emmett Till.

The detectives suspect that these are killings of retribution, but soon discover that eerily similar murders are taking place all over the country. Something truly strange is afoot. As the bodies pile up, the MBI detectives seek answers from a local root doctor who has been documenting every lynching in the country for years, uncovering a history that refuses to be buried. In this bold, provocative book, Everett takes direct aim at racism and police violence. The Trees is an enormously powerful novel of lasting importance from an author with his finger on America's pulse.

©2021 Percival Everett (P)2022 Tantor

Worthwhile

The narrator is simply fabulous. The first 75% of the novel is fantastic, but I found later sections labored and weaker in conception. Everett is a master of blending genres; not many fiction writers can move so smoothly between police procedural, humor, history, and horror. The white characters are simplistic and one-dimensional, which weakens the narrative, at least for me.

karma

This was such a good book. the Narator did a great job. I love the idea of karma visitingthe KKK. Percival Everett thank you.

Extraordinary

Reading top notch
Story funny poignant and deeply moving
A totally refreshing approach to racism in the usa

Bizarre and Delightful

Percival Everett is amazing. This book is…many things, to say the least! But an enjoyable read. The audio actor is great.

Strange Fruit

Interesting story, and I loved how it was woven together, but I don't enjoy listening to dialogue full of F-bombs and other profanity. I was distracted by this narrator's inflection, which seemed unnatural, and definitely detracted from the story.

Funny but Repetitive

The humor is very dark, but I found myself laughing out loud at some of the passages. The narrator was deadpan, and I debated the whole way through if that helped the gruesome story stay palatable or if it was just a bad choice. The writer was very liberal with 'he said,' 'testicles,' and 'n*gger' over and over and over and.... at a certain point it was more than enough. Dark humor ad absurdum.

An epic novel about lynching - it's repercussions

I enjoyed the novel a lot. It was graphic but used dark humor to make it's point. The only thing is - the conclusion or the whodunit was at the tail end of the novel. Most of the novel was about endless murders all over the country and no one knowing what was going on. Only at the very end, the black FBI agent finally has a hunch and the murderers and planners come to light. This is not unusual in whodunits but what is a bit off-putting is, the murders are so repetitive that it gets boring and the reader (or at least this reader) gets impatient to see what ends it. Whether it is Minnesota or Wyoming or Mississippi, all the murders are the same. I wanted the repetition to end.

The Sarcasm and Dark Humor

The story was Great! A little drawn out but the chapters went fast. A lil too much cursing to have book playing among others.

Perceval Everett is pure genius

Loved this book as much as I have loved the other Percival Everett’s books. You laugh, cry, and hang on EVERY word in all of his books. Thank you for such amazing work, Percival!

Wow

Flips the script in a very poignant way. The humor is dark, and softens the blows.