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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
Oh my god. I am broken. I am put back together again. I am empty, and I am full. I am quiet. I am screaming. I am the ocean. And I am the sky.
I am just fresh off of this book, and the wounds I have are still tender and raw. There is so much to say but I do not have the words for it, so I will try my best.
Grief… there is so much media about grief that I have seen in the past few years (God of War: Ragnorak, Wandavision, Manchester by the Sea), and every single one has moved me, but none has really reached deep inside me and held me close like Migrations has (Manchester is a very close second because I did bawl my eyes out, but something about reading hits more than watching). Maybe it’s because I am older now, softer than the girl I was at 15. I have seen people and seen the world and have so much love that I feel so many things. Or maybe it’s because I am no longer myself, but I am Franny. The losses immeasurable and permanent, the loneliness always with me, searching for something that is home even if standing still scares me.
Loss has always been a part of life, the grief accompanying an unwanted yet needed companion through that time. Franny goes through journeys, migrations if you will, and when she loses everything, she wants to leave one last time. It’s in that final leaving you learn so much about her, about the crew of the Saghani and their own losses. It’s hard to try and encourage her otherwise because the way she talks, the way she thinks, her thoughts become mine, ours, that her own grief weighs heavily on me, us.
But, as Faye from GoW:R has said, “To grieve deeply... is to have loved fully.”
Feelings from the book aside, the prose is so beautiful, I could not stop highlighting, and the scenery, the images written so beautifully… this could absolutely be a movie and I can see it all. I can’t find any fault within the book, but that may be because emotions overtook me. Still, though, that means the author has done their job if that was their intention.
I will think about this book forever.
I am just fresh off of this book, and the wounds I have are still tender and raw. There is so much to say but I do not have the words for it, so I will try my best.
Grief… there is so much media about grief that I have seen in the past few years (God of War: Ragnorak, Wandavision, Manchester by the Sea), and every single one has moved me, but none has really reached deep inside me and held me close like Migrations has (Manchester is a very close second because I did bawl my eyes out, but something about reading hits more than watching). Maybe it’s because I am older now, softer than the girl I was at 15. I have seen people and seen the world and have so much love that I feel so many things. Or maybe it’s because I am no longer myself, but I am Franny. The losses immeasurable and permanent, the loneliness always with me, searching for something that is home even if standing still scares me.
Loss has always been a part of life, the grief accompanying an unwanted yet needed companion through that time. Franny goes through journeys, migrations if you will, and when she loses everything, she wants to leave one last time. It’s in that final leaving you learn so much about her, about the crew of the Saghani and their own losses. It’s hard to try and encourage her otherwise because the way she talks, the way she thinks, her thoughts become mine, ours, that her own grief weighs heavily on me, us.
But, as Faye from GoW:R has said, “To grieve deeply... is to have loved fully.”
Feelings from the book aside, the prose is so beautiful, I could not stop highlighting, and the scenery, the images written so beautifully… this could absolutely be a movie and I can see it all. I can’t find any fault within the book, but that may be because emotions overtook me. Still, though, that means the author has done their job if that was their intention.
I will think about this book forever.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautifully written. Captivating and heartbreaking story.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book ruined me, I couldn’t put it down. The feeling of not belonging, needing to run away but wanting to come home, feeling like you’ll just worsen things by staying. Franny’s writing portrayed these feelings so well, I was so sad the whole time.