Tree of Smoke
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Summary
The listing describes Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson as a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. The record for this copy lists 2007 • Farrar, 2007 • 614 pages.
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- You are looking for a simple place to start.
- You need a direct treatment of its subject.
- When you seek a book that challenges assumptions, clues accumulate across perspectives, rewarding careful reading with layered payoffs rather than a single twist.
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- You are looking for a lighter and faster read.
- When you want minimal sensory detail, the ending prioritizes theme over tidy closure.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780330449205
Worth buying if: You are looking for a simple place to start.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780330449205
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