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A review by mirandakristene
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
5.0
(Rounded up from 4.5)
Tommy Orange is a master of stream-of-consciousness narration. Writing through the thoughts of multiple individuals, not to mention multiple generations, and giving them their own personalities, their own distinct voice, is truly incredible.
Wandering Stars is also a shining example of "learn the rules so you can break them". Switching POV's, page-long run-on sentences, introducing characters abruptly, etc. Orange does it all with grace, his writing reading like a breath you can't quite catch.
Only not quite five stars because the novel did feel very heavy for me, and at times I found it hard to want to pick it up. This book has a gravity all it's own, some days it pulled me in, and some days I circled around it.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to receive an ARC
Tommy Orange is a master of stream-of-consciousness narration. Writing through the thoughts of multiple individuals, not to mention multiple generations, and giving them their own personalities, their own distinct voice, is truly incredible.
Wandering Stars is also a shining example of "learn the rules so you can break them". Switching POV's, page-long run-on sentences, introducing characters abruptly, etc. Orange does it all with grace, his writing reading like a breath you can't quite catch.
Only not quite five stars because the novel did feel very heavy for me, and at times I found it hard to want to pick it up. This book has a gravity all it's own, some days it pulled me in, and some days I circled around it.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to receive an ARC