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sashaanauo's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
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? Yes
4.75
absolutely wonderful. loved the way it was written, and the pacing between current timeline and flashbacks was perfectly executed. ending was perfect also, I was worried the story was going to conclude in a way that was disappointing but it was such a great payoff!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Suicide
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Miscarriage
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.
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
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Grief, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Child death, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
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.
Ainoa syy, joka jättää kirjan viiden tähden alapuolelle, on lopun kiirehdintä ja muutama epäjohdonmukaisuus.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcohol and Violence
karmapen's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Violence, and Animal death
jaimiejaimiejaimie's review against another edition
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?
But also, what the heck did I just read? Did anyone grow? Did anyone learn anything? What was real?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
emilypalah's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I think this is my current favourite book. Not many books make me cry, but this one did. It made me rethink my impact, being alive on this earth, and my future career as a biologist. The plot and the twists and turns and the flashbacks all added to the beauty of this book. Wow honestly
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
shantuck13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Suicidal thoughts
annamolpus's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Our heroine is a scientist obsessed with an endangered species that she loves dearly. In fact, she often identifies more with the animals she studies than with her fellow humans. She has significant trauma in her past, some of which is alluded to only obliquely so that the reader slowly pieces together what happened via flashbacks sprinkled throughout the novel. As the novel begins, our heroine has travelled to a foreign land on a possibly-doomed quest to save her species, where she's greeted with distrust - or even outright hostility - from the locals who feel their livelihood is threatened. However, over time, she forms a found family of sorts with a motley crew of people who develop respect for her obsession even if they don't always understand it.
My only issue with my synopsis of Migrations above is that it applies equally to McConaghy's subsequent novel "Once There Were Wolves." As it happens, I read Once There Were Wolves first, so it felt fresher to me then and Wolves is my favorite of the two. There are certainly differences between the novels, but I must admit that as I began Migrations, I was pretty quickly struck by the similarities. Nevertheless, I enjoyed Migrations and found it very moving. It takes place in a near future where most species are going extinct at a rapid pace, which is certainly a sobering premise. I would've preferred a slightly more straightforward recounting of the protagonist's past trauma (she's an unreliable narrator). But the well-developed characters and passion for nature were a draw for me.
I'd recommend this for fans of character-centric literary fiction, particularly with a passion for environmentalism.
My only issue with my synopsis of Migrations above is that it applies equally to McConaghy's subsequent novel "Once There Were Wolves." As it happens, I read Once There Were Wolves first, so it felt fresher to me then and Wolves is my favorite of the two. There are certainly differences between the novels, but I must admit that as I began Migrations, I was pretty quickly struck by the similarities. Nevertheless, I enjoyed Migrations and found it very moving. It takes place in a near future where most species are going extinct at a rapid pace, which is certainly a sobering premise. I would've preferred a slightly more straightforward recounting of the protagonist's past trauma (she's an unreliable narrator). But the well-developed characters and passion for nature were a draw for me.
I'd recommend this for fans of character-centric literary fiction, particularly with a passion for environmentalism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt