A review by brittanymccubbs
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

What a wonderful book. Tommy Orange has done it again. Tommy Orange really draws you into his writing and the stories he weaves into his books. This book follows a group of characters all from the same family, for the most part. We move through various generations and see what being Native means to them, and how it impacts their lives.

This book deals with the idea of belonging, addiction, recovery, generational trauma, and what home means when your peoples’ land was stolen from them. It’s about the way violence and trauma affects the lives of victims and the people around them. This book holds so much emotion, and so much gravity. It tells the tale of a family who are now the descendants of people that were the victims of a massacre. It dives into the trauma carried with that, and the conflict involved in finding out who you are in a place separated from your tribe and your people.
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