Book · 2018 · trees
The Overstory
#174 of 16,790 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- mentions
- 23
- people
- 15
- podcasts
- 5
- episodes
- 16
- critical mentions
- 0
I just read this book, The Overstory. You know this book? Yeah, Richard Powers. Yeah. Oh my god, it was incredible.
What they say about it
- Won the Pulitzer Prize“won the Pulitzer Prize”3
- Gifted by Senator Gary Hart“gifted actually by Gary Hart”2
- Developing empathy for trees“developing a kind of empathy for trees”2
The best things said about it
The novel that um has really stuck with me in a way that I I didn't initially anticipate was the over Story by Richard Powers.
And the other book I read which blew me away recently was called The Overstory.
And in terms of fiction and this completely breaks that Ro Tim because this is a long book but I was gifted actually uh by Gary Hart Senator Gary Hart who I played in a movie the over Story by Richard Powers.
One of the things that people loved about that book, it's of course a book that is an environmental parable in many ways and the trees are kind of characters in that story.
What's wild about The Overstory is how articulate you are about trees.
Where and when it comes up
Mentions per year
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
15 people who brought it up
- David Perell4 mentions · 2 recs
- Hugh Jackman2 mentions · 2 recs
- Jason Fried2 mentions · 2 recs
- Pamela Paul3 mentions · 1 rec
- Dan Harris1 mention · 1 rec
- Greg Cowles1 mention · 1 rec
- Jeffrey Brown1 mention · 1 rec
- Gilbert Cruz2 mentions
- Anna Dubenko1 mention
Ezra Klein1 mention- John Williams1 mention
- Kim Stanley Robinson1 mention
Why people recommend it
The Overstory by Richard Powers is a sweeping, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that intertwines the lives of several Americans whose fates are connected to trees and environmental activism. The novel has received immense acclaim from numerous prominent podcast guests and hosts. David Perell interviewed Richard Powers on How I Write, discussing how the author won the Pulitzer Prize and expressing awe at the articulate portrayal of trees within the narrative. Hugh Jackman shared on The Tim Ferriss Show that the book was gifted to him by former Senator Gary Hart and praised it as the most transformative piece of recent fiction he had ever encountered. Jason Fried also championed the novel on Never Enough and How I Write, explaining that the beautiful prose and intricate plotting completely blew him away. In addition, Jeffrey Brown introduced the novel as a book club pick on The Book Review, while Greg Cowles and Pamela Paul discussed how deeply the story stuck with them years after publication during various segments on The Book Review.
Every mention
David Perell Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize for the over story in 2019 and and I had some friends who recommended… 4
Recommended
“Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize for the over story in 2019 and and I had some friends who recommended it to me”
Discussed
“as you were thinking about the overstory and learning about trees and developing a kind of empathy for trees”
Recommended
“well what's wild about the overstory is how articulate you are about trees let me just read this”
Discussed
“when I read that what I was thinking about was I was just thinking of the over story and I was thinking of the infinite number of things that nature will reveal to you”
Hugh Jackman and in terms of fiction and this completely breaks that Ro Tim because this is a long book but I was gifted… 2
Recommended
“and in terms of fiction and this completely breaks that Ro Tim because this is a long book but I was gifted actually uh by Gary Hart Senator Gary Hart who I played in a movie the over Story by Richard Powers”
Recommended
“in terms of fiction and this completely breaks a rule to him because this is a long book but I was gifted actually by Gary Hart senator Gary ha do I collide in a movie the overstory by Richard powers”
Jason Fried and the other book I read which blew me away recently was called the over story 2
Recommended
“and the other book I read which blew me away recently was called the over story”
Recommended
“I just read this book, The Overstory. You know this book? Yeah, Richard Powers. Yeah. Oh my god, it was incredible.”
Pamela Paul so I recently read Richard pow's the overstory you know just like four years after everyone else read it 3
Recommended
“so I recently read Richard pow's the overstory you know just like four years after everyone else read it”
Discussed
“how do you follow an epic Pulitzer prizewinning novel like the over story Richard Powers will be here to talk about his new book”
Discussed
“and of course his most recent novel The overstory won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction”
Dan Harris she sent me a book recently and it was called the overstory 1
Recommended
“she sent me a book recently and it was called the overstory”
Greg Cowles the novel that um has really stuck with me in a way that I I didn't initially anticipate was the over Story… 1
Recommended
“the novel that um has really stuck with me in a way that I I didn't initially anticipate was the over Story by Richard Powers”
Jeffrey Brown Yeah turned back to fiction this the novel is the overstory by Richard Powers it won the Pulitzer Prize for… 1
Recommended
“Yeah turned back to fiction this the novel is the overstory by Richard Powers it won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction this past year”
Gilbert Cruz so why did you like the overstory and what do you think he does particularly well 2
Discussed
“so why did you like the overstory and what do you think he does particularly well”
Discussed
“I'm going to stick with your example of Richard Powers the overstory because one of the things that people loved about that book it's of course a book that is an environmental Parable in many ways and the the trees are are kind of characters in that story”
Anna Dubenko so Richard Powers if you've read anything by him you likely have read his pitz are winning book over story 1
Discussed
“so Richard Powers if you've read anything by him you likely have read his pitz are winning book over story”
Ezra Klein that's in many ways the point of Richard Powers the overstory being in big mountains 1
Discussed
“that's in many ways the point of Richard Powers the overstory being in big mountains”
John Williams there are the literary awards which everyone always looks forward to and in five categories so I'll start w… 1
Discussed
“there are the literary awards which everyone always looks forward to and in five categories so I'll start with the the fiction category that was won by Richard powers for his novel The over story”
Kim Stanley Robinson and as much as the overstory has blown up the world I still would uh I mean actually that's a big audience… 1
Discussed
“and as much as the overstory has blown up the world I still would uh I mean actually that's a big audience say to them go back and read the echo maker”
Leslie Jamison although there are also books like Richard pow's the overstory sometimes metaphorical sometimes very realit… 1
Discussed
“although there are also books like Richard pow's the overstory sometimes metaphorical sometimes very reality based”
Reed Hastings so I just read over story Richard Powers book and like I have no idea how that which is the beauty of the w… 1
Discussed
“so I just read over story Richard Powers book and like I have no idea how that which is the beauty of the writing in the language would be translatable you know but again into a series or film”
Robert Macfarlane and I think here of big books like Barry Lopez's Horizon Richard PO is the over story which actually togeth… 1
Discussed
“and I think here of big books like Barry Lopez's Horizon Richard PO is the over story which actually together kind of make a a trip tich here you have the overstory The Horizon and and the underland”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged
“and then as I got deeper into into over story it was oh this guy you know it's not a red oak”
Passing
“and I'm reading our country Friends by Gary steinard and I read the overstory by Richard Powers”
Passing
“he was also shortlisted ed for the overstory”
Passing
“or the ants of The Lord of the Rings or the story of Richard power's recent novel The over Story... I mean we would like for this to be true”
Passing
“he of course won the Pitzer for his most recent book The overstory so I'll be very curious to see what he does next”
Passing
“and then in terms of non- business books you brought up the Richard power so clearly you do read fiction what kinds of fiction do you like to read”
Passing
“another one is the over Story by Richard Powers which was also on a lot of Tim best lists”
Passing
“there was Rachel Kushner who was nominated for the Mars room and Richard Powers who was nominated for the over story”