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The Killing Tree (2009)

by Rachel Keener(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1599951118 (ISBN13: 9781599951119)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Center Street

review 1: I liked this book but I thought it was sad. Sad in that fact that people are so prejudice against other people, sad that people have to live in such poverty and work so hard to just get by, sad that family isn't there to help out family. While this is a fictional novel most of the facts in there can be seen as true. Good news is that good friends are always there for you in your time of need. Whereas I was hoping for a different ending, I found myself rooting for Naomi and wishing her the best.
review 2: I have been thinking of the words I would use to describe this book since I finished reading it late last night. For some reason, I can't seem to formulate a description. Each character kept me up for different reasons: the cold, domineering grandfather kep... moret me up as I wondered how anyone could be that cruel to his own blood. The aloof, free spirited grandmother kept me up as I wondered how she could allow so much sadness to happen under her watch. Teenage Mercy kept me up as I thought about her journey, her life, her entrance into this world: born under an apple tree where her mother would later die as a result of childbirth complications. Mercy's mother forced to give birth outside as her father refused to open the door to their house, ashamed of his daughter. Yet, despite all of the sadness and cruelty in her world, Mercy finds her way. A fast read. Powerful overall themes about love, family, and friendship. less

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