Science Fiction
A talking Martian tree in a smog-choked Los Angeles is exactly the sort of premise that can go very right or very wrong.
I’ve not read The tree that conquered the world yet, but I’m keeping it on the list for that reason alone. Science fiction gets a bit more interesting when it’s willing to be odd in public. And if the book is half as strange as the setup, it should at least have a point of view.
I’ve not read The tree that conquered the world yet, but I’m keeping it on the list for that reason alone. Science fiction gets a bit more interesting when it’s willing to be odd in public. And if the book is half as strange as the setup, it should at least have a point of view.
Odd premises usually work best when they’re doing more than being odd for its own sake. A smog crisis and a talking Martian tree sounds like the sort of book that could either be wonderfully pointed or just very busy. I’m more interested if the tree changes how the human characters think, not just what happens next. That’s the bit that makes strange science fiction stick.