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The People In The Trees (2013)

by Hanya Yanagihara(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0385536771 (ISBN13: 9780385536776)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Doubleday

review 1: It's difficult to write a review of this book -- suffice it to say that it's a multi-layered self-portrait, smoothly told, of an egomaniac whose selfishness and myopia devastate not only the individuals he touches directly, but also an entire society. If you can bear the challenge of that premise, then you can also enjoy, for a while, an ethnographic adventure story: his journey into the remote South Pacific. I won't forget this any time soon.
review 2: (semi-spoiler alert) This was a strange, and sometimes wondrous, book. It had one of my favorite literary devices -- an unreliable narrator (and in fact, it takes that construct one level further)-- and used that device well to make the reader squirm. As with Lolita, it is a very uncomfortable read, where you ... moreare pulled into the worldview of a pedophile, who is shockingly amoral in his actions. Unlike Lolita, it is set in a mystical setting -- deep in the jungles of Uivu, a fictional island, among a previously "undiscovered" tribe. The novel is at its best when it follows the protagonist on his original journey, immersing you in the menace and wonder of exploring a place and culture for which you have not reference point. less

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