Who loves unreliable narrators? It's me. Both my hands are raised. I innately approach novels from the angle that narrator should not be trusted, and that sincerely helped my case with The People in the Trees. I was surprised to see that people rated this book so poorly on the account of its themes--the whole point of the book is to make you confront some of the most uncomfortable questions in society.Out of all the themes in the book (environmentalism, neocolonialism, moral relativism), my favorite was this critique of science as an absolute. The narrator himself is a scientist, but even when you present the facts they can be twisted to support the person's viewpoints. While slow in the beginning (I kept wondering when he plot would kick in), I found myself grasping for more time to listen to the audio book towards the end.

8/10 Would recommend to people who like their morals questions, exploring the taboo, and who hate the white man