A review by raychelbennet
Into the Trees by Robert Williams
1.0
I’m rewriting the tag line at the bottom of my copy: “a seriously misogynistic book by a seriously misogynistic author.”
This is one of those books where I don’t have a lot of words for how bad this is. The male characters of despicable (excluding Raymond, he’s an angel). They’re overtly sexist, violent, and aggressive. The plot doesn’t really make any sense. This could have been a great commentary on the effects of trauma on the mind and mental illness in general, but it was absolutely ruined by how awful Thomas and Keith are and there are absolutely no redeeming qualities. Ann, Harriet, and Raymond are the only good characters, and they’re why I would even give this one star.
This is one of those books where I don’t have a lot of words for how bad this is. The male characters of despicable (excluding Raymond, he’s an angel). They’re overtly sexist, violent, and aggressive. The plot doesn’t really make any sense. This could have been a great commentary on the effects of trauma on the mind and mental illness in general, but it was absolutely ruined by how awful Thomas and Keith are and there are absolutely no redeeming qualities. Ann, Harriet, and Raymond are the only good characters, and they’re why I would even give this one star.