Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Zugvögel by Charlotte McConaghy

91 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

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

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

lyndsrj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death of parent, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment

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

threepigeons's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Franny was a very frustrating character to me, but written beautifully and in a way that I couldn't really help but liking her by the end of it. Supporting cast was charming and carried the message beautifully. A quick read with some really wonderful quotes, if this is already on your to read list it's worth the time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

pikkumarja's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Viimeinen muuttolintu on surullinen kirja seikkailusta, menetyksestä, ekokatastrofista, rakkaudesta, ystävyydestä ja tietenkin lapintiiroista. Kirjassa on niin sanottu "found family" -piirre, jota rakastan kirjoissa. Tarina sijoittuu lähitulevaisuuteen ja on toiveikas dystopia. Viimeinen muuttolintu on monisyinen kertomus ja ruumiinavaus siihen, mitä on elää ja rakastaa.

Ainoa syy, joka jättää kirjan viiden tähden alapuolelle, on lopun kiirehdintä ja muutama epäjohdonmukaisuus.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol and Violence