Reviews tagging 'Death'

Zugvögel by Charlotte McConaghy

113 reviews

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

kirahaycock21's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I didn’t like the way it ended (though it was appropriate for the genre). I would’ve liked to hear more about Ennis and the other friends she made on the fishing boat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcohol, Sexual content, Rape, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, and Sexual assault

maidinnah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Migrations is an intimate, unraveling story about self-destruction, from the ways we sabotage ourselves and our relationships to the ways we wreak havoc on nature. Although I struggled to suspend my disbelief in the dying, near-future setting and in some of the character interactions, the prose was absolutely gorgeous and the mystery surrounding Franny Stone's enigmatic past unfurled artfully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault

singout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I found this compelling: I narrative sit in the near future, where many species have gone extinct, and the main character is trying to follow the migration of terns from Greenland to Antarctica. She makes her way onto a fishing ship filled with diverse and complicated characters, and many conflicts and wounds emerge.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

mconroy9137's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Murder, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

julesfrigault's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

hambo221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death

beanqueen_'s review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Really enjoyed the premise of the book, although it can be a bit bleak if you think about the state of our world for too long.

Wish that there was a better focus on just a couple of timelines, rather than bouncing back and forth between several. I felt some of them just muddled up the story and made me less invested in the main ones. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Child death