3.5
The Man Whom the Trees Loved
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An exquisitely wrought and truly imaginative conception.
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3.5
“This book is super rich in ideas but not so much in execution for me.
The eerie atmosphere that Blackwood creates and the psychological tension between David and Sophia is genuinely compelling, especially as Sophia’s strict religious beliefs make her view her husband’s growing connection to the woods as something unnatural - almost like he’s “a thing to be saved.
However, the story for me felt a little slow and overly descriptive at times and the narration keeps the reader emotionally distant from the characters so they feel more symbolic rather than human.
In the end, I admired the themes and ideas of the story more than I actually enjoyed reading it.”
“Really loved the way this book describes nature - really takes anthropomorphising to a next level. It really made me think of the natural world as a collective, living consciousness and I love the consideration the characters give to the forest and tree’s because of this.
I love the eerie sense of unease that rises with the story, I really felt the crescendoing dread throughout the second half. It’s easy to see why Blackwood was such an inspiration to other horror writers.
He loses points though for sexism 🤨. Mrs Bittacy was written as a weak character with inferior intelligence. Blackwood grants in a very early 1900’s fashion, that she can’t help her inability to understand the men of the story. It’s no wonder then that H.P. Lovecraft was a fan.”
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