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Migrations
by Charlotte McConaghy
4.5
I thought this was a beautiful book, and the fact that I read it during an ice storm was even better! The descriptive language about the frigid sea, icebergs, etc. was on point. And, a portion of it was set in Galway where one of my besties lives so I could picture her descriptions and knew where she was talking about (which is always fun).
This is a book about so many things... trauma, restlessness, exploration, marriage, motherhood, self-definition, ornithology, commercial fishing, climate change... The writing was gorgeous and I enjoyed it.
A book for folks who like nature/poetry and don't mind character-driven stories (especially if/when those characters are flawed).
"Thousands of species are dying right now, and being ignored. We are wiping them out. Creatures that have learned how to survive anything, everything, except us." (p. 41)
"They steal my breath away as they always do, these creatures who think nothing of having wings." (p. 62)
"But there's no way to conjure fear if it doesn't exist. And here is the undeniable truth: I have never feared the sea. I have loved it with every breath of me, every beat of me... From a letter Niall once wrote me: I am only the second love of your life. But what kind of moron would be jealous of the sea?" (p. 190)
"Because it seems to me, suddenly, that if it's the end, really and truly, if you're making the last migration not just of your life but of your entire species, you don't stop sooner. Even when you're tired and starved and hopeless. You go farther." (p. 245)
I thought this was a beautiful book, and the fact that I read it during an ice storm was even better! The descriptive language about the frigid sea, icebergs, etc. was on point. And, a portion of it was set in Galway where one of my besties lives so I could picture her descriptions and knew where she was talking about (which is always fun).
This is a book about so many things... trauma, restlessness, exploration, marriage, motherhood, self-definition, ornithology, commercial fishing, climate change... The writing was gorgeous and I enjoyed it.
A book for folks who like nature/poetry and don't mind character-driven stories (especially if/when those characters are flawed).
"Thousands of species are dying right now, and being ignored. We are wiping them out. Creatures that have learned how to survive anything, everything, except us." (p. 41)
"They steal my breath away as they always do, these creatures who think nothing of having wings." (p. 62)
"But there's no way to conjure fear if it doesn't exist. And here is the undeniable truth: I have never feared the sea. I have loved it with every breath of me, every beat of me... From a letter Niall once wrote me: I am only the second love of your life. But what kind of moron would be jealous of the sea?" (p. 190)
"Because it seems to me, suddenly, that if it's the end, really and truly, if you're making the last migration not just of your life but of your entire species, you don't stop sooner. Even when you're tired and starved and hopeless. You go farther." (p. 245)