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readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Dementia, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
womanwill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I most loved being back with the characters, particularly Opal Bearshield as she fiercely loves her family and 3 grandkids: Orvil, Lony, and Loother Redfeather. As well as their true grandma and Opal's sister, Jacque Redfeather as she worked through alcoholism. This book, also, at parts spans centuries in their family line of Cheyenne ancestors: a family that survives the Sand Creek Massacre, boarding schools, alcoholism and addiction.
This is not a light read but it is well worth its emotional depth and a must read for anyone who wants to read about the harsh survival of "Native Americans".
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-ARC.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Gun violence, and War
Minor: Racial slurs and Mass/school shootings
caseythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
- I knew Orange would break my heart with WANDERING STARS, and he sure did.
- Orange expands on the legacy of colonization and the generational traumas that stem from it, showing different ways they manifested throughout the decades.
- Orange’s writing is so gorgeous, the kind of writing that you can’t imagine being done any other way.
- I reread THERE THERE immediately before this one, and am happy to report that the anti-fat bias in the first book is almost entirely gone.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape
skudiklier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
That said, this didn't disappoint at all. I will admit it took me a bit to get into it, given how different the first third or so is from There There. But I trusted Tommy Orange and his process, and I found the entirety of the book engaging, even if it took me longer to read the beginning.
I read the last two thirds of this book all in one day, and basically couldn't put it down. I love the way it balances hard depressing real-world shit with love and hope for the future. The characters here go through so much, and at times it can be really hard to read, but I don't think it should have been written any other way. It's a great sequel and I'd recommend it to anyone.
Thank you to Knopf and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury
graphic: child abduction, drug overdose, generational trauma moderate: Native boarding schools