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David Perlmutter's avatar

"The Trees" sounds a bit like the satirical novels of Ishmael Reed; I imagine he was a literary influence on Everett.

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Robyn Ryle's avatar

Oh, I haven’t read any of those. Any in particular you recommend?

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David Perlmutter's avatar

The ones I can most easily recall are “Mumbo Jumbo”, “Flight To Canada” and “Yellow Back Radio Broke Down”.

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Robyn Ryle's avatar

Thanks!

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Barbara Shoup's avatar

Thank you for this brilliant post. I loved The Trees, too. It totally blew my mind.

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Robyn Ryle's avatar

Thanks, Barb!

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Natalie McGlocklin's avatar

Brilliant review! I own this and now I can’t wait to actually get to it

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Robyn Ryle's avatar

Thanks, Natalie!

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Ruth Clifford's avatar

Interesting comments! I like your writing-maybe I’ll buy you that coffee you talked about……..

Ruth x

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Robyn Ryle's avatar

Thanks so much, Ruth!

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