Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Zugvögel by Charlotte McConaghy

29 reviews

mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The topic of climate change and the fact that we as a species are irrevocably harming the earth and other species is something that already feeds my existential dread. So this book was a tough read for me. 

That being said I found myself rooting for Franny even with all her self destructive behavior. The impulse to be wildly free and to ignore problems and to grapple with internal guilt are all very relatable feelings for me.

In some ways I feel like this book was speaking directly to me. 

I'd recommend it if you like a book with a journey and a slew of complicated characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

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: Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

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

mkwreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lak98's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault

flowchelle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

c_serpent's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

Charlotte McConaghy, how your books BREAK me.

Review to come.

Total score: 5/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

corriejn's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really, really hated this book. It was a gradual but very steady decline from being into it at the start, and just hating it more and more through the entire thing, right up until the end. I did not like the main character (or many of the other characters, for that matter). I hated the really creepy AF main romantic relationship. I hated how many things the author got wildly wrong about wildlife research and conservation (like things that were pretty egregious and would have been super simple to just google). I hated the whole storyline. I hated how predictable some of the things were, that the author tried to keep mysterious throughout the book and reveal later. 

I do get why some people might like this book. They're just wrong. (Sorry, but did I mention I really really hate it?)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jazzyinthewild's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Vomit, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Police brutality, and Grief