grete_rachel_howland 's review for:

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

4.75

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Another brilliant piece from Tommy Orange. The way he weaves different points of view (not just multiple characters but also moving from third to first person), past and present, and stream of consciousness impressionism with enough concrete detail to build a tangible world is really astounding. On one or two occasions a sentence's structure was so loose I couldn't figure out how to interpret it and it took me out of the narrative for a moment, but these are minute blips in an otherwise very successful novel. I guess technically you don't have to read There There before reading Wandering Stars, but I would highly recommend it; I'd also recommend reviewing a summary of There There if it's been a while since you read it--just for a refresher on the characters, as both books have large casts.