Tree of Smoke

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Tree of Smoke | Techniques / Literary Precedents

Jim Lewis, writing a review for the New York Times, said Johnson reminds him of a cross between Fyodor Dostoevsky and Edgar Allan Poe, two great literary masters. Although Tree of Smoke is very long, Johnson is an excellent storyteller who knows how to keep his readers involved and turning the pages even though the weight of the book (both physically and psychologically) can be exhausting. The book is also daunting because Johnson constantly flips back and forth among characters, taking the narrative to Vietnam, then to the Philippines, back to the States, and then into the...

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