Litsy

so-so

Should have been called “the anatomy of a treehugger“. This includes a lot of good information about the scientific and environmental importance of trees. Some of the characters are interesting. The writing is stellar. But in the end, it felt more like a very long protest book and less like a timeless work of fiction. Glad I read it and I understand the Pulitzer if only for the writing and scope, but just wasn‘t my cup of tea.

HeatherBookNerd Me too 2d

perfectsinner On the tbr 1d

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OutAndAbout

The Overstory: A Novel | Richard Powers

so-so

Should have been called “the anatomy of a treehugger“. This includes a lot of good information about the scientific and environmental importance of trees. Some of the characters are interesting. The writing is stellar. But in the end, it felt more like a very long protest book and less like a timeless work of fiction. Glad I read it and I understand the Pulitzer if only for the writing and scope, but just wasn‘t my cup of tea.

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Blueberry

Harry's Trees: A Novel | Jon Cohen

Lol. I am enjoying this book.

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Kristy_K

Trees | Lemniscates

Cool midday breeze blows
Towering trees and green leaves
To me this is peace

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TheSpineView Love this one! Gives good vibes! 💚💚💚 1w

JenlovesJT47 I can feel the breeze 💛💛💛🐝🐝 1w

AnnCrystal
Peaceful indeed 👏🏼😍👍🏼🐝💝. (edited) 1w

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dabbe Boy, I'll say! My heart rate went down just reading this! 🖤🐝💛 1w

bellabella @AnnCrystal, I was about to say the same thing. That really is peace @Kristy_K; really good job. 💚 1w

AnnCrystal @bellabella ☺️👍🏼💝. 1w

Reggie I feel like I‘m breathing easier after reading this. Very nice. 1w

Kristy_K @TheSpineView @bellabella @Reggie Thank you! 1w

DebinHawaii So peaceful & inspiring! 💚🌳🐝💛 1w

julieclair Peaceful indeed. 1w

lil1inblue Peace indeed! I'm with you. 🍃 🌳 🍃 6d

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REPollock

Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future | Daniel Lewis

pick

Structurally creative and informative, and hopeful! Recommend to everyone with an interest in the planet and ecology.

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nanuska_153

The Island of Missing Trees | Elif Shafak

so-so

Overall I enjoy the story, and I have to confess I didn't know anything about the Cyprus civil war and it was really interesting, I'm sure I'll look more into it. Despite loving magic realism and the way Shafak writes, I often found the parts told from the fig tree's point of view quite boring and I felt myself disconnecting and having to re-read them sometimes. I didn't mind the parts of the fig tree when they were relevant to the story, it was⬇️

nanuska_153 The ones about trees that I found a bit like Melville in Moby Dick when he stopped the story to talk about whales. 2w

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wow_reads

These Olive Trees | Aya Ghanameh

“These Olive Trees is far more than a picturebook about a refugee experience. It provides a distinct look into the resilience and culture of the Palestinian people.“ See the full review of this picturebook here: https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/xvii-1/8/

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