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Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

greta_o's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

mdalonzo's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

curban's review against another edition

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challenging dark fast-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

3.5

brettpet's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.5

Pretty interesting followup to There, There: part sequel (based on the culmination of the first book but following different characters) and part historical fiction (discussing the traumatic history of boarding schools on indigenous children). I initially thought the historical fiction half felt much stronger, essentially a collection of short stories centered around characters who were all descendants/related to each other. But as the second half developed, I really cared for the modern day characters (namely Orvil, Lonnie, and Jacquie). I think Wandering Stars is a followup that improves on Orange's debut, I just wished the first half was longer!

lucy_kedz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hannahrosecohen92's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lizaroo71's review against another edition

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

4.0

lmcoffman's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

readingsofaslinky's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.75

jnjarnot's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0