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Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

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ja0netholmes's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

wylame's review

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adventurous emotional reflective sad

4.25

UGHHHH. The narrator was an exhausting, toxic narcissist so her relationships and therefore entire plot based on relationships made zero sense, the world building was boosh and also made zero sense, and DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THAT ENDING COME ON NOW.

ckkurata529's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked the story and it brought out a lot of emotion, which I don't always find in books. I was tired of the mysterious missing pieces of the story about halfway through and wanted to know without having to wait for the flashbacks.

classicgranto's review

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5.0

Crying the clun rn thinking about birds and what we do for love

annamoss's review

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4.0

This is a unique little book. It took me awhile to figure out what to make of it. Most importantly, I looked forward to reading it, didn't want to put it down when I was, and have been thinking about it since finishing.

The triumph of the book is the odd narrator, Franny. In addition to keeping her distance from others, she is difficult, fairly unlikeable, mean at times, unreliable, and a struggle to understand. And yet - I found myself feeling close to her even as I was frustrated with her. The final section of the book got a little heavy handed and parts seemed unbelievable - but by then I was fully rooting for Franny and her dark story.

haklh's review against another edition

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3.0

Cli-fi x ocean adventure x psychological thriller.
Hard to put down (skim-read in a night, but won't re-read at this stage)
Set in a dystopian near future where mass extinction of familiar flora and fauna has created much social and political tension.