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hermetic

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9. That's on my TBR list

Reply to Laffy Kat (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 11:46 AM

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"In this bold, provocative book, Everett takes direct aim at racism and police violence, and does so in a fast-paced style that ensures the reader can't look away. The Trees is an enormously powerful novel of lasting importance from an author with his finger on America's pulse."

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