Reviews

Starlight by Richard Wagamese

bookgirl1209's review

5.0

Canada lost a national treasure when Richard Wagamese died.
He writes of the land with such reverence that it's like a love letter, his prose is beautiful and the characters he births are true to life and yet otherworldly at the same time.
His writing makes you want to do things - be a better person, commune with nature, work hard and be honest.

iphigenie72's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

cmvorra's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

linusnc's review

4.0

Great book. I know why it ended the way it did. It had a lot to live up at as the sequel to “Medicine Walk” it did not disappoint. A shame he did not get to finish it.

emmysnook's review

emotional inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

lisamchuk's review

5.0

Wow. Lyrical and sad and inspiring and full of hope. It's interesting to see how they ended this unfinished last manuscript. A worthy sequel.

ingread27's review

5.0

The beauty of the words and images created, juxtaposed against the simple and plain yet touching language of the characters made this book a feast for the senses. I feel so moved by the story and by the loss of Richard Wagamese. This is the first of his novels that I have read and I will now be making my way through the rest.

haley1999's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

mackenziehammer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

lsparrow's review against another edition

4.0

I did not realise when I started this book that this was an unfinished work - despite that I really enjoyed the story and the characters and the theme that ran through.