How We Named the Stars
by Andrés N Ordorica
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When Daniel de La Luna arrives as a scholarship student at an elite East Coast university, he bears the weight of his family's hopes and dreams, and the burden of sharing his late uncle's name. Daniel flounders at first--but then Sam, his roommate, changes everything. As their relationship evolves from brotherly banter to something more intimate, Daniel soon finds himself in love with a man who helps him see himself in a new light. But just as their relationship takes flight, Daniel is pulled away, first by Sam's hesitation and then by a brutal turn of events that changes Daniel's life forever.
As he grapples with profound loss, Daniel finds himself in his family's ancestral homeland in México for the summer, finding joy in this setting even as he struggles to come to terms with what's happened and faces a host of new questions: How does the person he is connect with this place his family comes from? How is his own story connected to his late uncle's? And how might he reconcile the many parts of himself as he learns to move forward?
Equal parts tender and triumphant, Andrés N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars is a debut novel of love, heartache, redemption, and learning to honor the dead; a story of finding the strength to figure out who you are--and who you could be--if only the world would let you.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781959030331
- Binding
- Paperback
- Authors
- Andrés N Ordorica
- Publisher
- Tin House Books
- Published Date
- January 30, 2024
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 304
- Physical Info
- 1 in H x 8.3 in L x 5.4 in W (0.7 lb)
Andres N Ordorica is a great storyteller. I liked everything about this book, the storytelling, the settings, the characters, especially the characters. I highly recommend this book.
I feel like not a lot of books captivate me nowadays but this one had me really invested. It was very tragic of course but I loved the characterization of Daniel and his journey was inspiring (and it was written so well). A wonderful piece on grief, looking forward to more novels from Andres in the future!
I liked the politics around gays in Latin America, but the melodrama of the writing that hit the same note again and again was too, too much.
NA queer coming of age story!Daniel arrives at university with his family's hopes and dreams, only to have a roommate who changes his world. When tragedy strikes, Daniel is left to grapple with loss.Read if you love...- new adult, college aged- exploring being queer- heavy topics handled with careThere was a point in this one where I really debated DNF'ing and I'm so glad I didn't! The writing style is one I really haven't seen for: it reads like present day, but it's actually the MC retelling the events of the previous year. And that through me off for a bit because it's just so different.However, I'm glad I stuck with it because it truly was a wonderful book. Especially if you're a fan of books that make you cry because I cried for solidly the last third of this book.I loved the way the Daniel & his college roommate explored being queer, how they both dealt with facing the decision of coming out, and their situationship.I loved the character growth, subtle but powerful, for Daniel. And how that unfolded in the second half of the book.Overall, highly recommend you read this one!Location: New York & MexicoRepresentation: Latine MC; gay MCs; queer side charactersContent warnings: grief; death; anti-queer; car accident
This is a must read! One of the best books I’ve read in a very long time . Beautiful story and so well written. I highly recommend this book and will keep an eye out for Another novel from this amazing author .
