A review by mmhender2
Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon

adventurous challenging hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

dual narrators. Naomi May, a white woman with her family, and John Lawery, half white-half Pawnee, on the Oregon trail from Missouri. Harmon depicts the brutal nature of journeys on the Oregon trail and the complicated nature of humanity. Conflicts erupt in the caravan and between the emigrants and indigenous tribes they encounter. Themes include the idea of home; love, loss, grief, and hope; transcendence; how all of us contain good and bad; torn identities. My two critiques are that there could have been a bigger difference between the voices of the characters and the end felt too quick.