The Overstory: A Novel
by Richard Powers
The Overstory: A Novel by Richard Powers holds a highly rated rating of 4.40 out of 5, based on 37.1K reader ratings. First published in 2018. The book spans 531 pages.
About The Overstory: A Novel
*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 creatures of air and light. A hearing- and speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another. These and five other strangers, each summoned in different ways by trees, are brought together in a last stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest.
There is a world alongside ours—vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Powers |
| Published | 2018 |
| Pages | 531 |
| Kindle Price | $9.48 |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Average Rating | 4.40 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 37,076 |
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What genre is The Overstory: A Novel?
The Overstory: A Novel is categorized as Fiction. Its primary genre classification is Fiction.
Is The Overstory: A Novel worth reading?
Based on 37.1K reader ratings, The Overstory: A Novel has an average score of 4.40 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
How many pages is The Overstory: A Novel?
The Overstory: A Novel has 531 pages. It is a longer read suited for dedicated readers.
Who wrote The Overstory: A Novel?
The Overstory: A Novel was written by Richard Powers. It was first published in 2018.
What is the ISBN for The Overstory: A Novel?
The ISBN-13 for The Overstory: A Novel is 9789025458393.
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