A review by jaimiejaimiejaimie
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

It's a 3.5? This book was strange for me. Franny was so outside of anyone I could imagine, and the events were so improbable I had a hard time with it. I appreciated the diverse characters, but at the same time they seemed there as a backdrop to a white woman's plight. It was still engrossing, but it felt like a book I would have appreciated more as a college student and had more drama in my gut. The audiobook narrator does a pretty darn good job with all of the accents and brings the story alive with her acting, so there's that. And as a content note, I found it very difficult to get through certain parts as the mother to a son and daughter. 

But also, what the heck did I just read? Did anyone grow? Did anyone learn anything? What was real? 
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