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year23 's review for:
Migrations
by Charlotte McConaghy
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So I think an important caveat is that this isn’t a book about climate change - the author does no worldbuilding to make any of the consequences of disappeared livestock, animals, etc real - instead it’s pretty much exactly like our world in a way that I think is a bit problematic if calling it a futuristic climate change impact type story.
Now - if you said it’s about a very unwell woman dealing with her own climates changing due to both internal and external forces, I think you’d be spot on.
The MC is wild. The plotting is messy and so unbelievable (yes, even in this dystopia type setting) that it’s hard to take her journey seriously. I didn’t feel the pain or sympathy I think we are meant to feel because it wasn’t til the last third you even get any idea of what exactly she’s grieving amidst the crumbs you are given in the jumping timeline.
But even with those big caveats - the writing is there, and the ride was entertaining enough in its twists and turns that I’m glad I picked this up.
Now - if you said it’s about a very unwell woman dealing with her own climates changing due to both internal and external forces, I think you’d be spot on.
The MC is wild. The plotting is messy and so unbelievable (yes, even in this dystopia type setting) that it’s hard to take her journey seriously. I didn’t feel the pain or sympathy I think we are meant to feel because it wasn’t til the last third you even get any idea of what exactly she’s grieving amidst the crumbs you are given in the jumping timeline.
But even with those big caveats - the writing is there, and the ride was entertaining enough in its twists and turns that I’m glad I picked this up.