A sweeping novel of interconnected lives and trees, exploring activism and the natural world's hidden wonders.
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A sweeping novel of interconnected lives and trees, exploring activism and the natural world's hidden wonders.
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The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fable that range from antebellum New York to the late-twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back into life by creat...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Moderate sexual content with some scenes described, not central to the plot. A presumed assault, not depicted on-page.
Violence & gore
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Frequent violence including war injuries, police brutality, and graphic protest clashes.
Profanity
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Minor use of strong language, not pervasive.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol or drug use, not a focus.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or magical elements depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Strong environmental activism and critique of human impact on nature.
Self-harm / suicide
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Moderate depiction of suicide, including a parent's death with some aftermath detail.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate child abuse and systemic suffering, including forced institutionalization. A presumed assault, not depicted on-page.
Other
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