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Dan Squire's avatar

The Overstory is one of the best books never to win the prize. Powers was unlucky to publish the same year as Milkman by Anna Burns, which was a worthy winner. And then Bewilderment was again unlucky in 2021, when the shortlist was one of the strongest in the last decade.

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Ibrahim Khan's avatar

Gem of a book 💎📚💎

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Cheryl Stobie's avatar

This book was for me the most memorable and enthralling read out of many wonderful books selected by members of my book club.

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hw's avatar

Unexpectedly, I thoroughly enjoyed the excerpt from "The Overstory".

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Alan Schiff's avatar

This book taught me that trees are sentient beings.

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Jean Miller Bell's avatar

I would like to read the excerpt, but I'm not a fan of white text on black background. Is there anyway to reverse this? TIA

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Jean Miller Bell's avatar

Thank you! I'll take a look.

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