The People in the Trees
by Hanya Yanagihara
Taste attributes: dramascience fictionpsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, fresh novel: unsavoury and heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
In 1950, a young doctor called Norton Perina signs on with the anthropologist Paul Tallent for an expedition to the remote Micronesian island of Ivu'ivu in search of a rumored lost tribe. They succeed, finding not only that tribe but also a group of forest dwellers they dub "The Dreamers," who turn out to be fantastically long-lived but progressively more senile.
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- Author
- Hanya Yanagihara
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 496
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- Open Library
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