Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
After someone posted American Dirt on this subreddit and following the controversial comments, I thought I’d post this book in case anyone has missed out on the amazing storytelling of Tommy Orange.
Wandering Stars is the second novel from Tommy Orange, a Native American writer with Cheyenne and Arapaho heritage with a gift for telling stories that speak to every heart.
I loved There There and couldn’t wait to read his second book. Wandering Stars follows a multi generational saga of a Native community from the Sand Creek massacre to the characters we met in his previous novel living on a modern day reservation.
Tommy Orange, a Native himself, does a beautiful job telling Native stories and sharing the generational trauma of a marginalized community that he’s witnessed and experienced first hand.
I would certainly recommend starting with There There, but Wandering Stars is just as good as a stand alone novel.