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Nine Americans with distinct backgrounds develop deep, formative relationships to trees; the separate life strands are arranged in a deliberately non-linear, mosaic structure that brings the characters together around forest destruction and conservation. The book investigates how personal histories and direct experiences of the natural world propel actions—including activism—aimed at protecting trees and forests.
Scope here alternates between intimate human episodes and wide ecological perspective, so closeness to a single character shifts into a panorama of interrelated lives. The voice tends toward dense, idea-rich chapters that often feel like self-contained vignettes; the architecture rewards attention to pattern and repetition rather than continuous plot drive. Pacing is uneven by design: some sections are patient and meditative, others brisk and charged with political urgency. Caveat: the book's ambition and structural jumps can feel heavy-handed to readers who prefer linear character arcs or lighter narrative focus.
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Richard Powers is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. His novel The Echo Maker won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction. He has also won many other awards over the course of his career, including a MacArthur Fellowship. As of 2024, Powers has published fourteen novels and has taught at the University of Illinois and Stanford University. He won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory.
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