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A review by cascadienne
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The author was incredibly ambitious in the scope of this novel - applying the same multiple-viewpoint and overlapping-timescale to one family over the course of generations, and telling the story that bookends the events of There, There.
It works, but it also struggles a lot more to be cohesive (especially as an audiobook). Or perhaps that’s the point?
It works, but it also struggles a lot more to be cohesive (especially as an audiobook). Or perhaps that’s the point?