Wandering Stars

Reviews

A revelation An emotionally incandescent and structurally riveting second novel… Orange’s work feels, to me, as vital as air [Wandering Stars] weaves a tapestry of trauma down the decades… Ultimately, the turns their stories take…are about healing, not catastrophe…marrying eye-opening historical re-creation with gritty social realism A sweeping, centuries-spanning, intergenerational novel concerned with history, legacy and family… Tommy Orange confronts difficult subjects in mellifluous prose… He shows that storytelling is an intoxicant in itself, as powerful in its way as any substance A centuries-spanning epic of a Native family that manages to feel profoundly intimate Outstanding . . . A dazzling work of literary fiction ... A novel about family, loss, history and addiction A multilayered, blisteringly honest novel ... [Wandering Stars] undeniably soars Wandering Stars probes the aftermath of atrocity, seeing history and its horrors as heritable . . . The reader can see what the characters cannot Varied and textured but also ruthlessly clear Powerful and indelible ... A necessary story for everyone ... Wandering Stars blew my heart into a thousand pieces and put it all back together again. This is a masterwork that will not be forgotten, a masterwork that will forever be part of you Expand reviews