The Trees Swallow People

by Conor Matthews

A man walking his dog stumbles upon trees that cause disappearances, death, and mania.

Genres: Audiobook

216 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 2, 2023

Reviews

[Luci Bellinor · Rating 3 out of 5]

6.5/10

[Richard K. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to DNF the audiobook as there were 2 chapters completely missing! And I was enjoying it too.

[Natalie Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so strange and so delightful. It is a commentary on how humans desperately try to give meaning to things that cause us uncertainty and fear. Incredibly humorous and unsettling at times, it will surely disappoint someone looking for horror but delight a person looking for incredibly Irish dialogue, truthful inner monologues, or the way we grapple with the supernatural.

[Lauri · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Old Gods have arrived.

Or have they?

If you have previously enjoyed books like Bunny and Fight Club where through the course of your reading you begin to suspect that what is going on and what the author is telling you are two entirely different (yet intriguingly related) stories, then this book is absolutely for you.

This author is quite frankly and expert weaver of tales, and I was taken in and entangled nearly instantly. Is it an allegory for the trauma of loss and shame and depression suffered by the main character, and the thing that frankly saves many of us from those rich emotions? Or is it just a fairy story? You decide.

[Luke Shea · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF. Started out with a fairly compelling outsider art edge, clearly the work of a genuinely interesting and strange person. Good hook, weird central character, hits a point where you can feel him do what he came here to do (which I liked) and then run out of track and start improvising and it goes wildly off the rails in a way that was not fun. Felt bad, wanted to like it based on the strong start and the oddball narration by the author.

[Don · Rating 2 out of 5]

Would've been a solid 3 ⭐ but the quality of the audiobook was quite horrific. Missing chapters, strange artistic (editing & recording & voice acting) choices. Not the first time I've thought authors shouldn't narrate their own books. Alas.

Will check out other books tho, because I hold hope.

[Inaffablejames · Rating 4 out of 5]

It wasn't gory or anything. But I couldn't keep it down. Had to know what happened next. Thank Satan the dog is OK. Was so scared for her. People are evil and always will be. Especially in times like now. It shows not all is fictional anymore.

[Danh · Rating 4 out of 5]

The dog does not die

[Selma · Rating 3 out of 5]

det er nå litt sjarm med selvutgivelser, som jeg antar det er, men tror boka allikevel hadde hatt godt av en redaktør. den blir litt on the nose

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

the balance of humor and horror was delightful, but im rather disappointed that two chapters are missing from the audiobook available on everand.