Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

83 reviews

hezajc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This is a tough book to rate in that after I finished it and reflected on it as a whole reading experience, I really liked it, but while I was reading it, I struggled more than I expected. I could leave it for large gaps of time and not think about it or miss it, and would be like "oh yeah, I should finish that" which is never a great feeling, but when I would dive back into it, I did like it. 

It was heavy, emotional, thought provoking, and covered hard topics of trauma and existential questions resulting from the impacts of climate change. I struggled with the structure a bit because it would switch time frames (which is fine), but it kept certain aspects of the story a secret/mystery, which felt unnecessary. 

Overall, I'm glad I read it, but I was also glad to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death

acuppabooks18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Animal death, Death of parent, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

izzy_v's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book really surprised me, in a good way. It was emotional and at times dark, but beautiful in the way the story was crafted and how aspects of Franny’s personality and life were revealed through flashbacks and subtle hints. I really enjoyed the experience of reading and following the story! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Animal death, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Child death and Miscarriage

lianne_rooney's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Animal death, and Child death

catsloverain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

breathtaking and heartbreaking. i love how charlotte mcconaghy writes women and i want to hold franny close forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment and Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

fatfatrat's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Vomit

alexijai98's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

The only things keeping me from giving this a smooth 2 stars are the beauty of the language in this book and the overall concept. I initially thought the mass extinction plot line wasn’t focused enough for me, but I did appreciate the underlying nature of it - species are dying at a rate where the people in this book can’t think about it all the time. Aside from the pretty language and the dystopian backdrop this book was simply not for me. The narrator is insufferable in a way that I can’t put my finger on. I think it’s the “life is so hard but I’m sooo flighty hehe” nature of it all. Also I could see the “twist” at the end coming from 700 miles away. Not a bad book, but definitely not worth the hype I personally saw about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

morganthecarrot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Pregnancy, Murder, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Vomit, Sexual violence, Car accident, Blood, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Grief

smiti_nathan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Grief, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Child death, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

dizzzybrook's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Child death