Helpful Score: 7
I loved this book and yet I hated it at the same time. I was going through and all was good when *wham* a huge plot twist happened that I did not at all expect. I actually threw the book across the room!! But I got up, picked the book up, and continued reading - to find that it was still a very excellent book.
Helpful Score: 5
Like all Sherri Tepper Novels, yes it does get preachy at times. But this book stays away from her feminist male bashing and doesn't preach too often. The story telling is strong and the format is unique and enjoyable.
Helpful Score: 4
An exciting and thought-provoking piece of "speculation fiction" about the relationship between humans and nature. I loved this book!
Helpful Score: 2
I'm a Tepper fan and a tree-hugger so this was great fun.
Helpful Score: 1
The Family Tree deals with all of the serious themes that Tepper is known for - ecology, overpopulation, etc... but does so in a very clever, funny way. The format is one of two seemingly unrelated, interleaved stories (one a contemporary drama, one an Arabian-Nights-flavored fairy tale) which merge about halfway through the book - some might find it a bit gimmicky, but I like it...
It's one of those books that it's hard to say much about without major spoilers, so I'll leave it at that!
It's one of those books that it's hard to say much about without major spoilers, so I'll leave it at that!
