Birnam Wood
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Summary
Birnam Wood is on the move 。 。 。
Five years ago， Mira Bunting founded a guerrilla gardening group: Birnam Wood。 An undeclared， unregulated， sometimes-criminal， sometimes-philanthropic gathering of friends， this activist collective plants crops wherever no one will notice: on the sides of roads， in forgotten parks， and neglected backyards。 For years， the group has struggled to break even。 Then Mira stumbles on an answer， a way to finally set the group up for the long term: a landslide has closed the Korowai Pass， cutting off the town of Thorndike。 Natural disaster has created an opportunity， a sizable farm seemingly abandoned。
But Mira is not the only one interested in Thorndike。 Robert Lemoine， the enigmatic American billionaire， has snatched it up to build his end-times bunker--or so he tells Mira when he catches her on the property。 Intrigued by Mira， Birnam Wood， and their entrepreneurial spirit， he suggests they work this land。 But can they trust him？ And， as their ideals and ideologies are tested， can they trust each other？
A gripping psychological thriller from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries， Birnam Wood is Shakespearean in its wit， drama， and immersion in character。 A brilliantly constructed consideration of intentions， actions， and consequences， it is an unflinching examination of the human impulse to ensure our own survival。
Five years ago， Mira Bunting founded a guerrilla gardening group: Birnam Wood。 An undeclared， unregulated， sometimes-criminal， sometimes-philanthropic gathering of friends， this activist collective plants crops wherever no one will notice: on the sides of roads， in forgotten parks， and neglected backyards。 For years， the group has struggled to break even。 Then Mira stumbles on an answer， a way to finally set the group up for the long term: a landslide has closed the Korowai Pass， cutting off the town of Thorndike。 Natural disaster has created an opportunity， a sizable farm seemingly abandoned。
But Mira is not the only one interested in Thorndike。 Robert Lemoine， the enigmatic American billionaire， has snatched it up to build his end-times bunker--or so he tells Mira when he catches her on the property。 Intrigued by Mira， Birnam Wood， and their entrepreneurial spirit， he suggests they work this land。 But can they trust him？ And， as their ideals and ideologies are tested， can they trust each other？
A gripping psychological thriller from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries， Birnam Wood is Shakespearean in its wit， drama， and immersion in character。 A brilliantly constructed consideration of intentions， actions， and consequences， it is an unflinching examination of the human impulse to ensure our own survival。
Reviews
Tania
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This is a very difficult novel to rate as it felt like a mash-up of two very different genres。 It starts of as literary fiction， introducing us to a group of idealistic 20-something characters。 The writing in this section is excellent， and I loved how the author takes us into their minds， showing us everyone’s motives， aspirations， and delusions。 Think Sally Rooney。 I also enjoyed the original story line。But a third into the novel， the author introduces an extremely one-dimensional villain， and This is a very difficult novel to rate as it felt like a mash-up of two very different genres。 It starts of as literary fiction， introducing us to a group of idealistic 20-something characters。 The writing in this section is excellent， and I loved how the author takes us into their minds， showing us everyone’s motives， aspirations， and delusions。 Think Sally Rooney。 I also enjoyed the original story line。But a third into the novel， the author introduces an extremely one-dimensional villain， and the genre changes to a mediocre， implausible thriller。 As I can’t give 2。5 stars， I unfortunately will have to round down to only 2 stars。 I think I found the reading experience even more frustrating as the first part of the book clearly shows why Eleanor Catton is currently the youngest Booker-winner。 。。。more
Benny
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De Nieuw-Zeelandse Eleanor Catton gooide hoge ogen met The Luminaries， de historische roman waarmee ze in 2013 （op 25-jarige leeftijd！） de Booker Prize won。 Daarna werd het wat stil rond haar， maar nu is ze terug met Birnam Wood， een eigentijdse thriller die veel actuele thema’s afvinkt: ecologie， （klimaat）activisme en （links） engagement， de macht van de superrijken， bezorgdheden om onze privacy， relaties in tijden van metoo， de toegankelijkheid van drugs， enzovoort。 Ook het thema van de （Nieuw- De Nieuw-Zeelandse Eleanor Catton gooide hoge ogen met The Luminaries， de historische roman waarmee ze in 2013 （op 25-jarige leeftijd！） de Booker Prize won。 Daarna werd het wat stil rond haar， maar nu is ze terug met Birnam Wood， een eigentijdse thriller die veel actuele thema’s afvinkt: ecologie， （klimaat）activisme en （links） engagement， de macht van de superrijken， bezorgdheden om onze privacy， relaties in tijden van metoo， de toegankelijkheid van drugs， enzovoort。 Ook het thema van de （Nieuw-Zeelandse） culturele identiteit is sterk aanwezig。Is het ook een goed boek？ Best wel， maar een hoogvlieger zoals The Luminaries is het niet。 Eerder gewoon een leuke vakantieroman。 Birnam Wood leest vlot weg onder de （eerste） zon。 Zo slecht is dat niet。 。。。more
Sera
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I'm a huge fan of Catton's， The Luminaries， so I had high hopes for this book， and overall it's a solid read。 It's very current as it deals with issues of technology and conservationism while weaving in a pretty good mystery involving a greedy， bad guy。 Unfortunately， the ending left me scratching my head。 Endings are one of the most important parts of a book to me， and this one has still left me disappointed days later after finishing。 I'm a huge fan of Catton's， The Luminaries， so I had high hopes for this book， and overall it's a solid read。 It's very current as it deals with issues of technology and conservationism while weaving in a pretty good mystery involving a greedy， bad guy。 Unfortunately， the ending left me scratching my head。 Endings are one of the most important parts of a book to me， and this one has still left me disappointed days later after finishing。 。。。more
Barbara K。
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It's difficult to decide where to begin with this review， since author Eleanor Catton gives us plenty to consider。 The book features a half dozen well-drawn characters， a plot that builds slowly but at the same time seems inevitable， and acute observations about political and environmental issues。 And a setting that is lovingly described: a remote area of the South Island of New Zealand。Birnam Wood is a grass-roots organization raising crops on unused land， with or without the owners' permission It's difficult to decide where to begin with this review， since author Eleanor Catton gives us plenty to consider。 The book features a half dozen well-drawn characters， a plot that builds slowly but at the same time seems inevitable， and acute observations about political and environmental issues。 And a setting that is lovingly described: a remote area of the South Island of New Zealand。Birnam Wood is a grass-roots organization raising crops on unused land， with or without the owners' permission。 （"Birnam Wood" is a location in Macbeth: "Macbeth shall never vanquished be， until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him。" The significance of this seeming prediction of invincibility echoes through the book in multiple ways。）Three individuals associated with Birnam Wood are key to the story: Mira， the trained horticulturist and passionate founder; Shelley， the detail person， an administrator of sorts; and Tony， an intellectual who left the group years ago but has returned with an updated take on their worldview。The plot kicks off when an earthquake blocks Korowai Pass， the primary access to the community of Thorndike， a large adjacent farm， and a national park。 The plans of the owners of the farm， Sir Owen and Lady Darvish， to sell off a significant portion for development were sidelined by this event。 In steps Lemoine， an American billionaire， with an offer to purchase the property; he wants to build a bunker as a personal bolthole when global catastrophe hits。Unaware of this， Mira has her own plan。 Since Sir Owen and Lady Darvish won't be on site for an extended period， Birnam Wood will use the space to grow crops on a far greater scale than anything they have attempted before。 When she travels to Thorndike to assess the situation， she encounters Lemoine and things turn interesting， building to a climax worthy of any thriller。There is a certain coolness in Catton's descriptions of the characters that initially kept me from connecting with them。 But as the chapters rolled on and they were revealed in increasing detail （often through self-reflection）， I became more and more attached to them， Lady Darvish in particular。 The complexities of the plot also emerge slowly， particularly as nothing related to Lemoine can be accepted at face value。 Points of view alternate among the six principals， and their awareness， or the lack thereof， of each other's motivations triggers much of the forward momentum。As I think about the book while writing this I am struck by Catton's skill at interweaving the characters' stories and the greater theme of personal responsibility in the face of pending global ecological and political disaster。 I keep getting an image of a giant cat's cradle of delicately interwoven strings - can any of them be plucked to resolve the puzzle？After reading this， I'm not surprised that Catton received a Booker for her earlier book The Luminaries， which I haven't read。 She is an impressive author。 。。。more
Veronica
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The Antipodean eco-thriller every one of Catton’s contemporaries wishes they could write。 Propulsive， visceral， fittingly Shakespearean， and urgent in every sense。
Kate
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Very good。 Took a bit to get into， but once it go going， it built to this amazing crescendo。 The story is fantastic。
Karen Ross
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I love a thriller， even better when you don't pick the ending。 This has all the marks of a cracking thriller， and its pace picked up as the book progressed。 I found it slow to start and I felt the plot stalled at times。 It was refreshing to have this genre set in Aotearoa New Zealand though still in a broody setting。 The the difference between a good and a great thriller is how all the threads knit together and 'the wrap' Birnam Wood does this plausibly but at no point did it scare me， with its I love a thriller， even better when you don't pick the ending。 This has all the marks of a cracking thriller， and its pace picked up as the book progressed。 I found it slow to start and I felt the plot stalled at times。 It was refreshing to have this genre set in Aotearoa New Zealand though still in a broody setting。 The the difference between a good and a great thriller is how all the threads knit together and 'the wrap' Birnam Wood does this plausibly but at no point did it scare me， with its beautifully written narrative。 。。。more
Kristine
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This novel feels frighteningly possible。 There’s conspiracies， anarchy， the threat of the surveillance state， and a whole lot more。 It was an interesting read， and I’ll be thinking about it for a while。
Ann Matthews
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Tedious， run-on sentences and ridiculous plot。 I skimmed most of the book only to come to a non-ending。 Don’t waste your money。
Ella
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I think the most important thing to know is that this book is probably best described as an eco-thriller。 If you go into it expecting the traditional crime or general fiction beats you might be disappointed， especially by the ending。 Having said that， it does the eco thriller thing very well。 The kiwi landscape is in places really quite looming and oppressive in a way that definitely adds a very tangible atmosphere。 The perspective switches really work and add value， which is impressive， given h I think the most important thing to know is that this book is probably best described as an eco-thriller。 If you go into it expecting the traditional crime or general fiction beats you might be disappointed， especially by the ending。 Having said that， it does the eco thriller thing very well。 The kiwi landscape is in places really quite looming and oppressive in a way that definitely adds a very tangible atmosphere。 The perspective switches really work and add value， which is impressive， given how many POVs we’re keeping up with。 The prose can be a bit dense and long winded in parts， which does make it harder to read， but overall it’s still a good read。 Definitely enjoyed the political portrait of New Zealand， insightful and detailed without being boring or stiflingly political。 。。。more
Stacey
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Damn。 Read this book in a single weekend， despite having to repeatedly put it down because it was too stressful。
Mary Ellen Anaka
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Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in advance。 I'm afraid I did not enjoy it as much as Luminaires which I loved。 I read this book， right until the bitter end。 I think the greed of some didn't sit well with me， when you have them hiding behind environmentalists。 The book is well written， it just wasn't my cup of tea。 Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in advance。 I'm afraid I did not enjoy it as much as Luminaires which I loved。 I read this book， right until the bitter end。 I think the greed of some didn't sit well with me， when you have them hiding behind environmentalists。 The book is well written， it just wasn't my cup of tea。 。。。more
Ali G
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I don’t know if my rating will be as high later on。 The villain feels like a super villain， the group Birnam Wood feels inconsequential and a bit lame。 Most of the characters aren’t great。 The ending just didn’t land for me and seemed ridiculous at that point。 I’m giving it credit for managing to keep me in but in hindsight an intelligent radical environmental group would have been waaay better。
John_g
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Like Macbeth the villain is the star。 Robert Lemoine enlists some carefree gardeners with a few left-wing opinions and sexual appetites to help hide his over-the-top secret project。His weapons are modern: drones， security CAMs， hacked cell phones， rare-earth metals。Later he suddenly changes to murderous super-villain willing to destroy earth。It's full of plot loose ends and illogical characters。 Enduring the frightening story wasn't worth the brief dips into politics and technology。 The characte Like Macbeth the villain is the star。 Robert Lemoine enlists some carefree gardeners with a few left-wing opinions and sexual appetites to help hide his over-the-top secret project。His weapons are modern: drones， security CAMs， hacked cell phones， rare-earth metals。Later he suddenly changes to murderous super-villain willing to destroy earth。It's full of plot loose ends and illogical characters。 Enduring the frightening story wasn't worth the brief dips into politics and technology。 The characters had a few estimable qualities， but most backslid to （more realistic？） selfish motives。 The story is just believable enough to be interesting， spooky and evil。 。。。more
Betty
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O。M。G。
Jill Olswanger
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This book received rave reviews， so as usual， I am an outlier。 When you harken to Shakespeare in your title， you must be prepared to step up and I think Catton failed in that tragedy requires figures of more complexity than she has presented here。 She does a great job describing the inner lives of the 6 main characters。 However， her focus is too heavily weighted on the negative aspects and thus no real tragic figure and the book slides into nihilism， a favorite space for so many young writers。 A This book received rave reviews， so as usual， I am an outlier。 When you harken to Shakespeare in your title， you must be prepared to step up and I think Catton failed in that tragedy requires figures of more complexity than she has presented here。 She does a great job describing the inner lives of the 6 main characters。 However， her focus is too heavily weighted on the negative aspects and thus no real tragic figure and the book slides into nihilism， a favorite space for so many young writers。 And the plot suffers from too many deus ex machina。In a rave review in the NYT， Dwight Garner disagrees。 "She turns her men and women around and around in appraisal， allowing the available light to alternately flatter and roast them。" I never saw the flattery， I'm afraid。Do I sound like an old curmudgeon？ Would love to hear a counter argument。 The book is worth reading。 。。。more
Julie Antinucci
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Five stars for the idea of the book but it took too long to get to any climax！ Loved the idea of the farm that moves though。 That was fascinating。
Caitlin Edwards
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Wow this book has me conflicted 🤯 I’m going to split this review into 2 parts， because at the early stages of the book I felt like I had to get my thoughts out so I wouldn’t forget。 Part 1 （first half） There are moments of this book that completely grab my attention and other sections where my eyes are glazing over and I can’t remember what I just read。 The character introductions at the beginning of the book dragged on a lot。 I felt like it was writing for the sake of writing， but at the end of Wow this book has me conflicted 🤯 I’m going to split this review into 2 parts， because at the early stages of the book I felt like I had to get my thoughts out so I wouldn’t forget。 Part 1 （first half） There are moments of this book that completely grab my attention and other sections where my eyes are glazing over and I can’t remember what I just read。 The character introductions at the beginning of the book dragged on a lot。 I felt like it was writing for the sake of writing， but at the end of it I didn’t feel any closer to knowing the characters。 I don’t want to sound like an ignorant dumbass， but the political rants made me want to gouge my eyes out。 I’d love to learn more about capitalism， but I don’t want to hear it from a ranting and raving white man who has just got back from his OE and speaks over everybody。 Tony’s whole “woe is me， I’m a white man and I shouldn’t have to apologise for that” is kind of making me gag。 Part 2 （last half） The last half of this book got really spicy and I smashed it out in a day。 This really went from slow and boring to crazy and hectic very fast。 I really liked the ending to this book even tho it went wrong for literally everybody。 I wish that the fast pace had been present in the first half。 The first half of the book I was really considering giving this a 2⭐️ rating， but now that I’m finished I think it had to be a 4。 。。。more
Joshua Donellan
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Catton combines thoughtful and timely political and ideological discourse with a pulse-pounding thriller plot and the results are captivating。 I wish more authors were brave enough to marry genre and literary elements like this， because when it's done well it creates a delicious chemistry。 There's nothing quite like the feeling of questioning and reinvestigating your own real world beliefs while also being sucked into a thrilling fictional narrative。 One of my favourites so far this year。 Catton combines thoughtful and timely political and ideological discourse with a pulse-pounding thriller plot and the results are captivating。 I wish more authors were brave enough to marry genre and literary elements like this， because when it's done well it creates a delicious chemistry。 There's nothing quite like the feeling of questioning and reinvestigating your own real world beliefs while also being sucked into a thrilling fictional narrative。 One of my favourites so far this year。 。。。more
Sonya Law
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I love a twisty ending。 This picked up midway through and didn’t stop with surprises。
Lillian
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Birnam Wood is set in a fictional town in New Zealand called Thorndike and much of the novel is concerned with the socio-political climate。 The politics and social climate is enumerated through the life of the characters but is never truly explicit enough for a yank to understand。Catton's writing is dry， highly descriptive and her characters flat and cardboard-like。 I was initially excited to plop myself into the New Zealand landscape but the author failed to illuminate the setting as well。It is Birnam Wood is set in a fictional town in New Zealand called Thorndike and much of the novel is concerned with the socio-political climate。 The politics and social climate is enumerated through the life of the characters but is never truly explicit enough for a yank to understand。Catton's writing is dry， highly descriptive and her characters flat and cardboard-like。 I was initially excited to plop myself into the New Zealand landscape but the author failed to illuminate the setting as well。It is contemporary fiction trying to be literary and thrilling while succeeding at neither。The book is however garnering good reviews so I say， try it， you might like it。 。。。more
Alison Murray
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It is a slow burner， that's for sure。 I kept wanting to dnf it， but somehow held on， hoping it would get more interesting。It does start to heat up in the last third of the book ， but so many times I just wanted to throw the book back on the shelf， and what's with the crap ending？ not one of my favourites。 It is a slow burner， that's for sure。 I kept wanting to dnf it， but somehow held on， hoping it would get more interesting。It does start to heat up in the last third of the book ， but so many times I just wanted to throw the book back on the shelf， and what's with the crap ending？ not one of my favourites。 。。。more
Anita Pomerantz
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I liked this one a lot more than I expected which may be contributing to my rating （nothing like going in with super low expectations）。 The description of it is so not like anything I'd ever want to read。 So I was pleasantly surprised。 Catton has some incredible writing strengths that will lead me to trying more of her。 First， her dialogue was just great - - snarky， funny， realistic - - I'd read just for that。 She also provides her readers with a lot of insight into the psychology of her charact I liked this one a lot more than I expected which may be contributing to my rating （nothing like going in with super low expectations）。 The description of it is so not like anything I'd ever want to read。 So I was pleasantly surprised。 Catton has some incredible writing strengths that will lead me to trying more of her。 First， her dialogue was just great - - snarky， funny， realistic - - I'd read just for that。 She also provides her readers with a lot of insight into the psychology of her characters， and that's also an aspect I really enjoyed。 It took a thriller style plot and made it something more 。 。 。literary。 The plot itself was not my favorite。 It's one that would work for me on a television show， but strained credulity a bit in book form。 Something about the pacing made it a bit hard to follow as well。 Sometimes there's too much detail， and other times I felt I lost part of the thread of the plot。 Regardless， it was a fun romp， and I think literary readers might appreciate a bit more plot with their well developed characters。 I will say that the setting seemed almost superfluous to me。 It takes place in New Zealand， and I don't know anything about their politics， their geography， etc。 And I'm not sure I knew more after I finished the book。 I could see this easily transported to the U。S。 with almost no changes in the writing beyond a tiny bit of language。 So if there was social commentary specific to the area， that went right over my head。The one other thing I wanted to mention is that this book is divided into three long chapters。 I didn't really understand the reasoning behind this as opposed to smaller chapters when the point of views switched between characters。 I personally prefer shorter chapters as this provides a natural pause in which to put the book down。 Three seemingly random divisions just felt unnecessarily annoying。 But I will concede this is a very personal preference！ 。。。more
Emma
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A group of left-wing guerrilla gardeners are offered the opportunity to join forces with a dubious tech billionaire。 This book is about power， politics and misinformation and… I think I really enjoyed it。Birnam Wood is a really slow burn， with the first 200-300 pages focusing lots on building up the internal lives of the large cast of characters and setting up political debates where no-one comes out of it looking good。 The characters are all generally quite unlikeable - though there were a few A group of left-wing guerrilla gardeners are offered the opportunity to join forces with a dubious tech billionaire。 This book is about power， politics and misinformation and… I think I really enjoyed it。Birnam Wood is a really slow burn， with the first 200-300 pages focusing lots on building up the internal lives of the large cast of characters and setting up political debates where no-one comes out of it looking good。 The characters are all generally quite unlikeable - though there were a few who I changed my mind on and who I felt more sympathetic for by the end， as well as one or two I at first sympathised with and despised by the end。 Once it gets going， however， the pace of this novel is relentless。 It is definitely a thriller which thrives on the misinformation spread by each of the characters and snowballs out of control。I read a review which talked about how the beginning of the novel explores intellectual and theoretical political debate - allowing time and space to leisurely discussion - whilst the end examines how， when push comes to shove， you just have to make a decision and get on with it。 This certainly explains the pace shift in the novel， but I wouldn’t be surprised if the glacial pace and the sometimes tedious back-and-forth political debate at the beginning put some people off。 For me， it was more the abruptness of the ending that threw me off。 Though， upon reflection， I see more and more to like。I can’t believe I’ve also got this far into the review without talking about Macbeth too。 Birnam Wood is a reference to the soldiers of the English army advancing upon Dunsinane Castle camouflaged as trees， where Macbeth is holed up at the end of the play， trying to retain his power over Scotland。 The ecological links between the trees moving and the guerrilla gardening organisation are patently quite transparent。 However， if you go into this book expecting a faithful Macbeth retelling， you will be disappointed。 It is the themes and character traits - ambition， greed， manipulation， selfishness - that are explored more than anything。 Though I did also watch an interview where Catton explains she wanted it to be possible for the reader to consider how each character could “be” Macbeth - with their own foil character of Lady Macbeth and their own manipulative witches。 In hindsight， I can definitely see how this works and it certainly added to my enjoyment of the novel as a complete Macbeth nerd。 🤓This is not your typical thriller; it is certainly literary with a capital “L”。 Nevertheless， I found it a gripping read and was immersed into the lives of the characters and their terrible decisions。 One to read if you want to have some thinking to chew on whilst you’re on the edge of your seat！4 1/2 💫 。。。more
Judy
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Super suspenseful page turner。 Full of delicious plot twists and sense of impending disaster that hovers like a malevolent drone。
Linda Gaines
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I really liked her The Luminaries but this was a different kind of book。 I don't usually read thriller type。 I was interesting but I got a little bored toward a predictable ending。 I really liked her The Luminaries but this was a different kind of book。 I don't usually read thriller type。 I was interesting but I got a little bored toward a predictable ending。 。。。more
McKenzie
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Thought I was going to reas a book about plants - missed “thriller” in the synopsis。 Brilliantly executed but brutal！
Crystal
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Struggled to get going in this one but then I couldn’t put it down
Catherine Corson
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Plot-driven thriller。 Great beach read！
Michelle Mallette
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See my full review here。Birnam Wood is a New Zealand-based， anticapitalist， loosely organized activist group of ecogardeners that plants vegetables and flowers on untended land （not always with permission）， sharing the food， and selling the flowers and extra produce to raise funds to continue the effort。 Their goal is to earn enough money to make the initiative sustainable， and then be able to offer it up as a realistic alternative to the capitalism that is killing the planet。 Unofficial leader See my full review here。Birnam Wood is a New Zealand-based， anticapitalist， loosely organized activist group of ecogardeners that plants vegetables and flowers on untended land （not always with permission）， sharing the food， and selling the flowers and extra produce to raise funds to continue the effort。 Their goal is to earn enough money to make the initiative sustainable， and then be able to offer it up as a realistic alternative to the capitalism that is killing the planet。 Unofficial leader Mira Bunting discovers a farm will be deserted for months， due to a nearby earthquake that closed off access to the area。 But she's not the only one interested in the farm; American billionaire Robert Lemoine plans to buy it， ostensibly to build a bunker as a refuge from the coming climate apocalypse。 But her work intrigues him， he tells her， and he proposes a deal that could take Birnam Wood to the next level。 But can she trust him？ （Hint: she shouldn't。） There are a bunch of characters to keep track of in this novel， and each one is willing to bend the principles they hold dear， if there's enough on the table。 The title is a reference to MacBeth， and author Catton has said she wanted to created a novel in which any character could be the flawed and doomed MacBeth。 While the beginning is longer than it needed to be， stick with it to discover a complex， ingeniously plotted ecothriller with important messages about greed， ambition， privacy， and most of all human frailty。 My thanks to McClelland & Stewart for the digital reading copy provided through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions， but I can provide some information about the book 'Birnam Wood'。 'Birnam Wood' is the debut novel written by Eleanor Catton， a New Zealand author best known for her award-winning novel 'The Luminaries'。 The story is set in a small logging town in New Zealand， where a group of people investigates the mysterious disappearance of a young girl。 The investigation uncovers the town's dark secrets and exposes the residents' long-buried ambitions and jealousies。 The book has received mixed reviews， with some praising Catton's lyrical prose and characterizations， while others criticize the slow pace and lack of plot development。 Despite this， it has been noted for its insight into New Zealand's history and culture。 Overall， if you enjoy character-driven mysteries that focus on the psychology of small-town communities， 'Birnam Wood' could be worth exploring。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal preferences or opinions about books。 However， I can tell you that "Birnam Wood" by Eleanor Catton is a debut novel about a group of young people living in a small town in New Zealand。 The story explores themes of friendship， love， loss， and identity， and is praised for its vivid characterization and evocative prose。 It has received positive reviews from critics and readers， and is a recommended read for fans of coming-of-age stories and literary fiction。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I am not capable of providing a subjective opinion， but I can give you some information about the book 'Birnam Wood'。 'Birnam Wood' is a novel by Eleanor Catton， published in 2006。 The story takes place in New Zealand and follows two main characters， Sophie and Matthew。 Sophie， a recent college graduate， moves to a small town to teach at a local school。 She meets Matthew， a quiet and reserved man who is working on a film about the local forest， Birnam Wood。 As Sophie and Matthew grow closer， they uncover secrets and mysteries about the forest and the town's history。 'Birnam Wood' has been praised for its lyrical prose and complex characters。 It touches on themes of memory， identity， and the relationship between humans and nature。
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