Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

152 reviews

mconroy9137's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Murder, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

lyndsrj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death of parent, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment

julesfrigault's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

kgc8's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Franny is a complicated character and there is a lot of time-jumping around throughout her life as you get to know her story. This story is set in the (not-too-distant?) future where a large number of animal species have gone extinct. Franny's speech and descriptions were very evocative and many moments made me very emotional (though I admittedly often cry when reading). I ultimately enjoyed this book, but I ended up way more concerned about Franny and her mental health than the many animals she sees disappearing. If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing (which I liked less

due to a similar twist, but executed less well

), you might enjoy this as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Suicide

beanqueen_'s review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Really enjoyed the premise of the book, although it can be a bit bleak if you think about the state of our world for too long.

Wish that there was a better focus on just a couple of timelines, rather than bouncing back and forth between several. I felt some of them just muddled up the story and made me less invested in the main ones. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Child death

deedeeroo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, and Death

kaseybereading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Car accident, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Death of parent

lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

Your absence has never felt crueller. I've never hated you until now. I've never loved you more.

Absolute work of art. There's poetry in McConaghy's prose. I could swim in her storytelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

arayo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, Sexual assault, Murder, Miscarriage, Car accident, and Grief

karmapen's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, and Animal death