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stuartjrodriguez 's review for:
Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m so glad I re-read There There before reading this, because I don’t know that I would’ve had as much appreciation for the Red Feather / Bear Shield family had I not known them from the previous book.
Really enjoyed this one overall, although I felt like it meandered a bit more compared to the tightly focused plotting of There There—although truly, meandering does make sense, given that it deals primarily with the physical and emotional fallout from the Big Oakland Powwow and the effects of opioid addiction on several of the surviving characters. A difficult read, just as the previous novel was, but really beautiful in the complexity it captures about the lives of folks struggling with addiction.
Really enjoyed this one overall, although I felt like it meandered a bit more compared to the tightly focused plotting of There There—although truly, meandering does make sense, given that it deals primarily with the physical and emotional fallout from the Big Oakland Powwow and the effects of opioid addiction on several of the surviving characters. A difficult read, just as the previous novel was, but really beautiful in the complexity it captures about the lives of folks struggling with addiction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt