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Book Review of The Overstory

The Overstory
The Overstory
Author: Richard Powers
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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One of the best books I've read in a very long time, although while I was reading the first dozen or so chapters, I almost stopped reading. These chapters seem like short stories about trees, when they are actually character sketches to help the reader understand the motivations of the many protagonists in this novel. This book changed the way I think about trees. I am so in love with them that ever since I read the book, I've been sculpting seed pods from clay. What a gift Richard Powers has provided the world.