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Spoilers: The story had some interesting components but it was far too preachy. I can understand wanting to get the MESSAGE through that we are harming the earth and we need to change our behaviors or something will happen to force us to do so. The premise around the humans and their penance is so absurd and unrealistic. Humans are not going to willingly stay in servitude for thousands of years to atone for anything. You might get a few generations who are deeply religious to do so but not the total populace. People in modern society are also not going to be ok with part of their house or their kids disappearing because they plants decided someone has more than they need. It seemed like normal, ingrained reactions to extreme situations were glossed over like they were no big deal.

The MESSAGE aside, the world building was interesting. The story took a little too long to get into but overall it was an enjoyable read. I was entertained by the story but the MESSAGE and the preachy-ness moved my review from a 4 star to a 3 star.


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The Family Tree Sheri S Tepper 9780380791972 Books Reviews

Tepper did it again. Every book of hers which I've read has made me consider another facet of existence of a whole which it had not been looked with such exquisite regard before. This story is particularly endearing. I realize that I've missed the music for so long. I'd like to hear it once more, perhaps as I leave this vale of incomprehension.
This book is one of my all time favorites and while I only just downloaded it I have actually read it 6 times. It is both humble and and enlightning while being highly amusing . If you believe as I do that every life matters from the spider to the most prestigious human being then this book is for you. I am constantly referring it to my friends and family .
My boyfriend brought home this book years ago because he had heard about it on the radio. I hadn't read much sci-fi/fantasy previously, but this book opened the door. I loved it! I have learned that reading a Sheri Tepper book is like jumping in to a time and place and living a person's (or people's) lives fully. They cover such a great expanse of emotions and events. I love books that really take me somewhere and all of her books do. This one is no exception. I love this one since it begins in our time and place and I find that easiest to relate to. Sometimes I have a harder time with sci-fi/fantasy that takes place somewhere completely new. There are a lot of very loud messages within the book, and while I agreed with most of them, I certainly didn't agree with them all, but still found that I wasn't angered or pestered by the author's point of view. Tepper chooses every word carefully and weaves this story beautifully. Whenever I loose the desire to read for long periods of time, I pick up a Tepper book and sink right back in. I just realized that I no longer have this book on my bookshelf and must order another copy.
AS ALWAYS Tepper is a fantastic author. I've read so many of her books now that I can figure out the plot about half way but like any master writer, she always gets me with a twist at the end!

This is probably in my top three books of hers... maybe top four. Others would be GRASS! Beauty. The Margarets.
I'll make this review quick and to-the-point. Fantastic read with great little surprises along the way. This being a Tepper novel, no surpises there.
The earth decides to rebalance itself, keeping humanity in it's proper place rather than letting it bulldoze the rest of Earth's lifeforms into nonexistence, and in the process destroying the planet itself.
This is a fantastic story of how our planet accomplishes this while not destroying mankind, but just, well, helping it find it's rightful place in the tricky balance of ecology.
Any fan of Sheri Tepper can attest to her amazing ability in constructing a twist worthy of lost sleep. In Family Tree, I was not at all disappointed. It would be criminal to spoil that twist for anyone else, so my review will carefully avoid too much in the way of spoilers.

The story starts fairly normally...for a dual timeline, multiple plot cross between sci-fi, fantasy and normal fiction.

Dora, one of two main characters, has a bad but dull marriage and a great career in law enforcement. While investigating a murder or three, the world turns upside down all because of a vine and her husband, who has no love of vines out of place.

In another time, our second main, Opal-Ears, is a servant in a culture much like that of the old middle east and she has a new job. She starts out on an adventure through many lands, and eventually time, to solve a puzzle and stop "The End" of things.

These two threads meet up in the most unexpected way and provide a gasping, "No Way!", to most who read it. Unfortunately, I'm a terrible twist see'er and may not have seen the details, but had winkled out the basic twist already. I sure wish I hadn't because even just the details of the twist blew me away.

Others have expressed some disappointment in the book that I'd like to address. First, that there is a little bit too much political undercurrent in the ecological arena. I understand completely, but I didn't really find it so. My review is that there is some of that there, but it is certainly far less than something like "The Day After Tomorrow" or any other popular book or movie. If you are specifically sensitive in a negative way to the thought of environmentalism in any way, then it might be too much to overlook. If you're neutral or for, it should just add to the story.

Second, that the story doesn't have as many complex characters or detail. My view is that the twist requires certain physical parameters to be left out and that can be a lack for people who build the character pictures in their head and need the physical attributes to do it. I built entirely complete portraits of the characters, and had them smashed, of course, but loved the process. I also think it has to do with length. If there is one complaint heard about Grass, her most detailed one yet aside from the Awakeners set, it is of length. Family Tree is still long, but would have been encyclopedic had the same level of detail been added.

Sheri Tepper has never been afraid of twining issues around a good story and she does it better than any other author currently writing in my view. This one is a fun and ultimately enjoyable addition to that body of work.
Spoilers The story had some interesting components but it was far too preachy. I can understand wanting to get the MESSAGE through that we are harming the earth and we need to change our behaviors or something will happen to force us to do so. The premise around the humans and their penance is so absurd and unrealistic. Humans are not going to willingly stay in servitude for thousands of years to atone for anything. You might get a few generations who are deeply religious to do so but not the total populace. People in modern society are also not going to be ok with part of their house or their kids disappearing because they plants decided someone has more than they need. It seemed like normal, ingrained reactions to extreme situations were glossed over like they were no big deal.

The MESSAGE aside, the world building was interesting. The story took a little too long to get into but overall it was an enjoyable read. I was entertained by the story but the MESSAGE and the preachy-ness moved my review from a 4 star to a 3 star.