A review by helloroci
There There by Tommy Orange

4.5

Devastating page-turner of a novel. It slowly builds and so you really have to give yourself over to what Orange is trying to give you in each of the characters’ stories—it’s important. The trajectories of their lives, their history (personal and ancestral), and the reason they’ve all come together at the powwow. Orange does a beautiful job of conveying the way each character must go about their daily life and tasks while carrying the historical and perpetual systemic and intentional violence against Native people and the many present-day effects of it, while also exalting the beauty and connection the characters feel for their heritage, culture, and each other. Everyone should read this book—not an easy read but these stories are so important and must be heard.