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I'm surprised by my rating, definitely not what I was thinking I would rate it following so many glowing and wonderful reviews. Indeed, I am very much in the minority with my overall opinion of this book. Even though there were many, plentiful beautifully written moments inside, there was just something else I felt was lacking overall. Perhaps it was the predictability to Franny's story, where it was going and how it was going to end, the too many moments of uninteresting dialogue or the too loo
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Franny Stone is desperate. Desperate to follow the Artic terns on what could be their last migration. She has a mission to fulfil for her beloved husband and she'll not fail. The world is falling apart, many creatures have been deemed extinct, if not close to, and fisheries are close to being outlawed. She found a boat that will take her to where she needs to go but along the way, she's also found life...
Mam used to tell me to look for the clues.
'The clues to what?' I asked the first time.
'To li ...more
Mam used to tell me to look for the clues.
'The clues to what?' I asked the first time.
'To li ...more
I would give this ten stars if able. Migrations tells a story of Franny Stone. One of the most haunted characters who is constantly on the run from life. She has a passion for nature and, in particular, birds. Through reading this stunning book, I walked away feeling more in tune with nature, more conscientious of my role in its demise, and kinship with a woman who is only alive on my head.
Jan 23, 2024
Bucket
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This was a pretty haunting reading experience. Much is withheld and slowly revealed throughout the book through flashbacks. Not my favorite structure, but there are good character-driven reasons for the hidden information so it didn't bother me too much. Plus the reveals are fairly predictable and the plot clips along. There's some disbelief to suspend - but the decision to place the novel in a very near possible future where climate change is running its course helps.
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I'm going to chalk this up as an "it's not you, it's me" book where I struggled to connect emotionally and had to push myself through to the end with 6 hours left on my library loan. The concept was intriguing though, and the audio narrator did a great job juggling half a dozen accents. It's possible this one was too literary and the timeline too convoluted to work well for me as an audiobook.
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Punched right through me.
Sep 21, 2020
Kristina Simon
marked it as to-read
Jul 23, 2025
Sam
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