White men are being murdered in gruesome fashion. The Trees begins in Money, Mississippi where a strange series of crimes are occurring.
Suffice to say that when you pick up an Everett book you never know what you are going to get. His 2020 novel Telephone, a finalist for the Pulitzer, was a tender meditation on grief that was published in three different versions. His works run the gamut from the scathing publishing satire of Erasure to the spare modern Westerns stories of Half an Inch of Water to retellings of Greek myths, realist dramas, and more in between. The author of twenty-two novels as well as several story and poetry collections, Everett’s astounding output is matched by its great variety. And I can think of few better exemplars of the always moving, always astonishing writer than Perceval Everett. Both types can produce astonishing, singular works, but I’ve always had an affinity toward the latter. Who must explore new genres, test new styles, and use new forms. The ones who want to do something new each book. There are some authors who find their themes and form, then spend a career honing them. The Best Novel I’ve Read This Year: The Trees by Percival Everett
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