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Los árboles

Los árboles

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  • Author：Percival Everett
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Summary

Novela policiaca， comedia mordaz， caricatura del supremacismo blanco， Los árboles es una mezcla de elementos ejecutada con valentía， audacia y genialidad; una narración que no deja indiferente， que actúa como un puñetazo， y que está llamada a recordar， a fijar en la memoria， lo que aún no ha sido superado

Everett parte de un acontecimiento real， la atroz matanza， un 28 de agosto de 1955， de Emmett Till， un adolescente de color， nacido en Chicago， que estando de vacaciones con familiares en Money， Mississippi， fue acusado por una mujer blanca， Carolyn Bryant， de haber coqueteado con ella， motivo que bastó a su hermano y a su marido para asesinarlo cruelmente， mutilando su cuerpo y lanzándolo al río Tallahatchie。 La madre del muchacho decidió que en su funeral el ataúd permaneciera abierto para que se conociera
la brutalidad de los hechos， lo cual contribuyó a acaparar aún más titulares de prensa， conmocionó a gran parte de la población y activó la lucha por los Derechos Civiles。

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Reviews

Sue ，

I have read one other book by this author which I iked， but this one was pretty amazing。 Mr。 Everett is a very good writer， in my opinion， and he created and very powerful ending。 My thoughts on the ending wasn't shared by everyone in our book group; one reason I love to belong to this group。 I've never read a book that starts you out laughing but you slowly start to realize there is something big going on。 I have read one other book by this author which I iked， but this one was pretty amazing。 Mr。 Everett is a very good writer， in my opinion， and he created and very powerful ending。 My thoughts on the ending wasn't shared by everyone in our book group; one reason I love to belong to this group。 I've never read a book that starts you out laughing but you slowly start to realize there is something big going on。 。。。more

Sophia Regitnig ，

As a strong and popular Booker Prize Shortlist Nominee， I had high hopes for this satirical novel and it DELIVERED。 It's hard to categorize as it is very literary， yet has a slur or the f word in every other sentence。 It is offering commentary on very serious topics like lynching and domestic terrorism in the U。S。， yet is so humourous it could be categorized as a satirical comedy。 And it's a mystery/thriller that centers around a series of brutal murders that break out in a small town called Mon As a strong and popular Booker Prize Shortlist Nominee， I had high hopes for this satirical novel and it DELIVERED。 It's hard to categorize as it is very literary， yet has a slur or the f word in every other sentence。 It is offering commentary on very serious topics like lynching and domestic terrorism in the U。S。， yet is so humourous it could be categorized as a satirical comedy。 And it's a mystery/thriller that centers around a series of brutal murders that break out in a small town called Money， Mississippi。 Everett succeeds in every sense of the word with this indictment of the U。S。's long and cruel history of racism and lynching （what the book undoubtedly names genocide）， a brilliant piece of literature。 。。。more

Victoria Bowmer ，

Original and thought provoking。 I was more invested at the beginning and enjoyed how the humour speared the stupidity of the redneck characters。 Unfortunately it seemed the author lost control of the story and there was huge repetitive section in the middle。 By the time I got to the denouement I was a bit fed up with it。

Meandering Merrily ，

This was such a great book！ I didn’t know what to expect， but I was hooked from the first couple pages。 At times It felt like the story took place in an alternate universe， especially the ending。 I loved the humor， despite the grim， sorrowful underlying theme。 The short chapters were a welcome treat。 Make this into a movie

Ryan ，

Rounded down from 3。5 stars。I'm convinced Percival Everett writes for his own entertainment and for no one else。 The Trees is a deeply sardonic novel， taking a hard glance at race in America。 It has a discomfiting word for everyone; nobody is safe from Everett's classic wit and dry humor。 I didn't enjoy The Trees as much as I loved Erasure， but the novel manages （perhaps arguably） to hold both the tragic history of race in America in conjunction with biting criticisms of the people and systems i Rounded down from 3。5 stars。I'm convinced Percival Everett writes for his own entertainment and for no one else。 The Trees is a deeply sardonic novel， taking a hard glance at race in America。 It has a discomfiting word for everyone; nobody is safe from Everett's classic wit and dry humor。 I didn't enjoy The Trees as much as I loved Erasure， but the novel manages （perhaps arguably） to hold both the tragic history of race in America in conjunction with biting criticisms of the people and systems implicated in this history--an impressive feat。 。。。more

Jeff ，

Good God， what is there to say？ Jordan Peele crossed with Quentin Tarantino， but original and funnier。 But not funny at all。 A book that I want to recommend to everyone but am afraid to recommend to anyone。 Just read it。

Tim Combes ，

Everett is hard to pin down。 This book is both serious and unrepentantly irreverent。 Only Everett could write a book about lynching and have it be this funny。 Yet could this book afford not to be funny？ So much of what's written about black history in America is， understandably， dark and depressing。 I do think The Trees' irreverent tone is what keeps me from wanting to give it five stars and yet I don't know how this book could exist without it。 The best way to describe it is that it would make Everett is hard to pin down。 This book is both serious and unrepentantly irreverent。 Only Everett could write a book about lynching and have it be this funny。 Yet could this book afford not to be funny？ So much of what's written about black history in America is， understandably， dark and depressing。 I do think The Trees' irreverent tone is what keeps me from wanting to give it five stars and yet I don't know how this book could exist without it。 The best way to describe it is that it would make a fantastic episode of Atlanta。 。。。more

Siobhan Yeung ，

Everyone needs to read this book。 It should be read by everyone living in America at least。 And the ending has left me hanging like no book has before。

Annette Kane ，

Cracking and funny but sagged a bit in the middle

Melissa Kinter ，

Went back and forth between 4 and 5 stars but went with 5 because it’s left an impression on me。 I really liked the first half of the book and the second half had a “well that escalated quickly” feeling。 Some of the ending scenarios seemed far fetched and the point was driven home with a sledgehammer。 Overall though， I thought the book was brilliant。 It addressed America’s history of lynching using a mystery and dark humor， but you could definitely feel the anger beneath the prose as well。

sss ，

A fast paced book starts in this ridiculously named place Money in Mississippi， USA which exists。 With a background of racism and real life events， this novel merges fiction and fact to creat a brilliant and powerful tale。

Peter ，

Absolutely terrible。 The book started as a crime thriller， then gave up and switched to a horror， with no real logic to the transition。 The use of real people was cringeworthy， especially when putting apologetic words into their mouth for their past real-life actions。 Glorifying the punishment of descendants of criminals was also unsettling， as was the incitement of racial violence， which seemed to be the purpose of this book。 Took me a while to realise that it was satirical as the jokes were po Absolutely terrible。 The book started as a crime thriller， then gave up and switched to a horror， with no real logic to the transition。 The use of real people was cringeworthy， especially when putting apologetic words into their mouth for their past real-life actions。 Glorifying the punishment of descendants of criminals was also unsettling， as was the incitement of racial violence， which seemed to be the purpose of this book。 Took me a while to realise that it was satirical as the jokes were poor， and got worse as the book went on， to the point where I would hesitate making such poor puns。 If you want to read about Emmett Till， try non-fiction。 。。。more

Kim ，

Witty， sarcastic， darkly hilarious， but deadly serious。 A devastatingly creative demonstration of the overwhelming number of lynchings in the United States。

Julie Greenwood ，

I would really like to see Jordan Peele write the screenplay and direct the movie version of this book。 Creative， original。

Hannah Gilbert ，

I really don’t know what to make of this book， but I really enjoyed it。 The characters & the way it is written really add to its satire， but also the well-written plot。

Jonny Wong ，

This was an enjoyable， light and humourous page turner， which usually is no bad thing; but that description feels inappropriate for a story laden with racial slurs about historic， real life lynching

Steve ，

Great story telling， chilling in parts， hilarious in others， a terrible truth about society。 I really enjoyed this book and will read other works by Percival Everett。

Annie ，

Not quite sure how Percival Everett achieves this incredible blend of humor and tragedy but he succeeds in my opinion。 Wow。 So glad a fellow reader suggested this… it should have way more publicity！！

Victoria Lambino ，

Somebody pls turn this into a movie。

Ninette Fernandes ，

This really is a page-turner， very fast paced， clever story。 Couldn’t put it down！

Gloria ，

⭐️⭐️It was……not a favorite。 I kept waiting for it to meet my expectations and it just never did。 I feel like it had potential and could have been a really cool read but it never happened for me。

Joe Miguez ，

I feel like I need to explain my four stars here。 This was my first experience reading Percival Everett; I was attracted by the excellent reviews for the book， including its being long-listed for the Booker Prize。 So I was surprised by how slapdash and repetitive Everett's writing felt at times。 This book reads like it was written in a hurry （and edited that way too; I found a lot more errors than I usually do in good novels）。 It wasn't fancy， and there were few lines or passages I expect to rem I feel like I need to explain my four stars here。 This was my first experience reading Percival Everett; I was attracted by the excellent reviews for the book， including its being long-listed for the Booker Prize。 So I was surprised by how slapdash and repetitive Everett's writing felt at times。 This book reads like it was written in a hurry （and edited that way too; I found a lot more errors than I usually do in good novels）。 It wasn't fancy， and there were few lines or passages I expect to remember， other than the haunting final page。 All in all， I thought it read a lot like Bukowski's later novels。 Judged by those standards alone， I'd give "The Trees" three stars。 But Everett tells one hell of a story here， one I had a nearly impossible time stepping away from。 If I'd had the opportunity to finish it in one sitting， I would've （as it stands， I finished it in roughly a day， tearing through the last 40 or so pages on my lunch break at work）。 At times it seemed I was reading it as quickly as Everett wrote it。 The experience was like watching a Tarantino film， marveling as memorable characters chew the scenery in an adventure through a reimagined， fantastic， blood-soaked rewrite of history。 On those grounds， I almost feel like five stars isn't enough。 Hence， four stars。 。。。more

Gunnar ，

Im laufenden Februar wird in den USA „Black History Month“ zelebriert。 Ein ganzer Monat als Nabelschau auf die afroamerikanische Historie und Kultur und dadurch auch zwangsläufig auf die jahrhundertelange Diskriminierung durch die weißen Amerikaner。 Wir Europäer schauen darauf mit einer gewissen morbiden Faszination und leicht kopfschüttelnd， ungeachtet unserer eigenen Diskriminierungsprobleme。 Doch so richtig tief in die Historie schauen wir von dieser Seite des großen Teichs nicht unbedingt， d Im laufenden Februar wird in den USA „Black History Month“ zelebriert。 Ein ganzer Monat als Nabelschau auf die afroamerikanische Historie und Kultur und dadurch auch zwangsläufig auf die jahrhundertelange Diskriminierung durch die weißen Amerikaner。 Wir Europäer schauen darauf mit einer gewissen morbiden Faszination und leicht kopfschüttelnd， ungeachtet unserer eigenen Diskriminierungsprobleme。 Doch so richtig tief in die Historie schauen wir von dieser Seite des großen Teichs nicht unbedingt， doch das Schicksal von Emmett Till könnte auch bei uns ein Begriff sein。Emmett Till war ein 14jähriger Junge aus Chicago。 Im August 1955 war zu Besuch bei seinem Onkel in Money， Mississippi。 Nach dem Einkauf in einem Lebensmittelladen wurde Emmett beschuldigt， sich der weißen Ladenbesitzerin Carolyn Bryant gegenüber unsittlich geäußert zu haben。 Eine Lüge， wie die Frau Jahrzehnte später zugab。 Ihr Mann Roy und sein Halbbruder John William Milam drangen einige Tage später mit Waffen ins Haus des Onkels ein und nahmen Emmett mit。 Tage später wurde Emmetts misshandelter Leichnam von Angler entdeckt。 Das Bild des toten Jungen ging um die Welt。 Die Empörung wurde noch größer， als die beiden Täter in einem skandalösen Prozess von einer rein weißen Jury freigesprochen wurden。 Wenig später verkauften die Täter ihre Story an ein Magazin und gestanden die Tat， für die sie nun nach amerikanischem Recht nicht mehr verurteilt werden konnten。Der Roman beginn mehr als 60 Jahre später wieder in Money， Mississippi。 Der Sheriff wird zu einem seltsamen Mordfall gerufen。 Junior Junior Milam wurde in einem Hinterzimmer seines Hauses brutal ermordet und entmannt， im Zimmer befindet sich zudem die Leiche eines Schwarzen。 Der Sheriff vermutet， dass die beiden sich gegenseitig umgebracht haben， warum auch immer。 Doch das richtig Merkwürdige folgt erst noch: In der Gerichtsmedizin verschwindet plötzlich die Leiche des Schwarzen。 Und taucht plötzlich an einem zweiten Tatort wieder auf。 Diesmal wurde der weiße Wheat Bryant， weißer， arbeitsloser LKW-Fahrer， umgebracht。 Wieder verschwindet die Leiche des Schwarzen。 Die Staatspolizei MBI schickt die schwarzen Agenten Jim Davis und Ed Morgan nach Money， denen prompt ein Detail auffällt: Die schwarze Leiche sieht so aus wie Emmett Till und die beiden Toten sind die Kinder der damaligen Täter。 Rächt sich der Geist an den Nachfahren seiner Peiniger？ Als weitere mysteriöse Todesfälle geschehen， führt eine Spur die beiden Agenten und die Kollegin vom FBI Herberta Hind zu Mama Z， einer mysteriösen， hochbetagten Dame mit einem großen Archiv über alle Fälle von Lynchjustiz in den USA。Percival Everett ist seit den frühen 1980er in seiner Heimat erfolgreicher Autor。 Spätestens mit der Übersetzung seines Westerns „God`s Country“ vor etwa zehn Jahren ist er auch hierzulande kein Unbekannter mehr。 Everett setzt sich in seinen Werken auch immer wieder mit der afroamerikanischen Identität und der Geschichte der Afroamerikaner in den USA auseinander。 Sein aktuellstes Werk „The Trees“ zählt ebenfalls hierzu。 Everett stand hiermit auf der Shortlist des Booker Prize 2022。 Der Roman ist in vielerlei Hinsicht bemerkenswert und das liegt vor allem an Everetts Schreibstil， der brutale Geschehnisse mit sehr viel schwarzem Humor kombiniert。„Ed“， sagte Jim， „das Feuer gestern Abend， das war ein brennendes Kreuz。“„Ohne Scheiß？“， sagte der große Mann。 „Etwa so was wie eine KKK-Kreuzverbrennung？“Jim sah Jetty antwortheischend an。 Der Sheriff nickte。„Hätte ich das bloß gewusst“， sagte Jim。 „So hab ich glatt vergessen， Angst zu kriegen。“„Ja， zu blöd“， sagte Jetty。Jim lächelte。 „Vielleicht nächstes Mal。“ （Auszug E-Book， Pos。 1432）Herausgekommen ist ein Genre-Mix， der seines Gleichen sucht。 Ein komischer， politischer Mystery-Horror-Krimi-Pulp-Mix。 Die Morde äußerst brutal， die Umstände morbide， die Hintergründe mysteriös， im weiteren Verlauf zunehmend horrormäßig， aber alles begleitend von einer üblichen Polizeiarbeit。 Doch der wahre Elefant im Raum ist schnell enthüllt， bald ist klar， das die Lynchmorde an schwarzen Amerikanern und anderen Minderheiten im Hintergrund schweben und es einen Zusammenhang gibt。 Everett beschreibt die immer noch schwierigen Verhältnisse in den amerikanischen Südstaaten mit bissigem und beißendem Humor， zieht die Rednecks， den White Trash， die degenerierten Reste des Ku-Klux-Klans und diesen orangenen （Ex-）Präsidenten deftig durch den Kakao und entlarvt den immer noch schwelenden Rassismus in Teilen der amerikanischen Gesellschaft。 Everett schießt scharf und mit Schrot。 Hier und da bleibt ein wenig offen， worauf er hinauswill。 Allerdings habe ich die überzogenen Stellen immer als Aufrüttelung für ein immer noch schwelendes Thema verstanden。Denn das Lachen gefriert dem Leser an anderer Stelle， etwa wenn die großen Aktenschränke in Mama Zs Haus die Orten und Namen der Lynchopfer enthüllen。 Seitenlang werden Namen vorgelesen – und ja， auch wenn ich nur stichprobenartig gegoogelt habe， diese Namen， diese Orte sind echt， die Taten unfassbar。Solch ein unkonventionelles， politisch unkorrektes und gleichzeitig sehr unterhaltendes Werk liest man wirklich selten。 Ein echtes Highlight， weil Percival Everett dieser wahnsinnige Spagat zwischen unglaublich komisch und sehr verstörend eindrucksvoll gelingt。Im Raum wurde es plötzlich still， während sich die allgemeine Aufmerksamkeit der Bühne zuwandte。 Eine hochgewachsene Frau mit Irokesenschnitt schloss ein Mikrofon am Verstärker an， was ein kurzes und lautes Rückkopplungsgeräusch hervorrief， richtete sich dann auf und steckte das Mikrofon auf den Ständer。 Sie fixierte das Publikum und stand fast eine halbe Minute lang schweigend da。 Dann sang sie， ihre Stimme männlich tief， der Verstärker voller Hall:Southern trees bear strange fruit。 […] （Auszug E-Book， Pos。 2827） 。。。more

John ，

Mysterious brutal deaths in Mississippi spreading away from the police investigation A fizzing page turner

Phairlever Pierson ，

Much as I like crackin on white redneck racists （redundant）， and that's pretty much all this book does， it is neither as funny as it tries to be， nor as hard hitting。 It mostly seems rather obvious。 The names are funny for a second and then grow tiresome。 The patois is overwrought and shaky， and the antagonist characters are all cartoonish， dumb as rocks， and therefore not near as scary as real racism。 Speaking of， this book isn't scary， nor is it very moving or enthralling， though it is a quick Much as I like crackin on white redneck racists （redundant）， and that's pretty much all this book does， it is neither as funny as it tries to be， nor as hard hitting。 It mostly seems rather obvious。 The names are funny for a second and then grow tiresome。 The patois is overwrought and shaky， and the antagonist characters are all cartoonish， dumb as rocks， and therefore not near as scary as real racism。 Speaking of， this book isn't scary， nor is it very moving or enthralling， though it is a quick easy read for all that， and has a good ending。 It doesn't bore， and doesn't have 14 million unneeded words， so that's a plus。 Not my thing really， but a scathing book from a guy who has no fear of raking these motherfuckers over the coals， and to say straight up what they deserve: death， with their balls torn off， which I agree with completely， and I'm a southern white man。 。。。more

Jak60 ，

Paraphrasing a character from the book: "Was this supposed to be some kind of weird allegory？ I ask because it sounded important but I didn't get it。" This captures pretty well my feeling after turning the last page of Everett's The Trees。 I'm not totally sure of what I just read， well written as it might be。。。It's like when you put a spoonful of what you think is mousse au chocolate in your mouth to discover then it was tapenade: it might be excellent tapende but your immediate reaction is "aw， Paraphrasing a character from the book: "Was this supposed to be some kind of weird allegory？ I ask because it sounded important but I didn't get it。" This captures pretty well my feeling after turning the last page of Everett's The Trees。 I'm not totally sure of what I just read， well written as it might be。。。It's like when you put a spoonful of what you think is mousse au chocolate in your mouth to discover then it was tapenade: it might be excellent tapende but your immediate reaction is "aw， that's bad！"。 Actually it was not bad， it's just that your brain was wired around a "mousse au chocolate" expectation and had a hard time handling the "surprise"。So my mousse au chocolat was a crime story and the tapenade that turned up in my mouth was。。。。yeah， well， what was it？ 。。。more

Caroline Weiland ，

Thought provoking scary but comic and full of magic realism。 A must read for these times

Brendan ，

Fun and funny - was pleased to be able to laugh at racism instead （or as well as） being depressed by it。

sue ying ，

So so so captivating and easy to read & the story line was fascinating

Aussie54 ，

1。5 rounded up， because it started out well， but went downhill quickly。 Perhaps I don't have the right sense of humour to appreciate this book。 The more I read， the more ridiculous it became。 If I was a fan of zombie apocalypse stories I may have enjoyed it， but I prefer more straight forward detective plots。 （Borrowed from Libby， after reading a positive review in my local newspaper。） 1。5 rounded up， because it started out well， but went downhill quickly。 Perhaps I don't have the right sense of humour to appreciate this book。 The more I read， the more ridiculous it became。 If I was a fan of zombie apocalypse stories I may have enjoyed it， but I prefer more straight forward detective plots。 （Borrowed from Libby， after reading a positive review in my local newspaper。） 。。。more

tpg0 ，

As an AI language model， I don't have personal preferences。 However， "Los árboles" is a book written by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda。 To give you an idea about the book， it is a collection of poetic reflections about trees and their symbolism in the natural world， and it is a beautiful and inspiring work that readers may find enjoyable。

tpg1 ，

As an AI language model， I cannot provide a review of a book but I can tell you that "Los árboles" means "The trees" in Spanish。 It's a common subject in literature and a powerful symbol of nature， growth， and the cycle of life。 Depending on the author's style and interpretation， the book could be about environmentalism， beauty， spirituality， or other themes related to trees。

tpg2 ，

As an AI language model， I do not have the ability to read or have preferences for books， but Los árboles is a famous novel by the Spanish writer Federico García Lorca， which explores themes such as the relationship between man and nature， the loss of innocence， and the conflict between passion and restraint。 The book has been widely acclaimed for its lyrical writing， vivid imagery， and powerful symbolism， making it a popular choice among readers interested in modernist literature， Spanish culture， and environmental themes。

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