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jazzyinthewild's review against another edition
5.0
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
lilifane's review against another edition
- 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
Set in a probably not so far future where climate change has caused 80% of the earth’s animals to go extinct. The last flock of Arctic Terns is about to undertake its last migration from the Arctic to Antarctica, and Franny wants to follow them. We follow Franny on her journey and get flashbacks to her life so far occasionally.
Although Franny is not always the most likeable character, I was really immersed in her story. I always wanted to know what happens next or what happened in her past. Although it’s a very slow-paced plot, it never gets boring. The writing is beautiful, melancholic and atmospheric (it was hot outside, but I was freezing with the characters). I love how the title and the story go together, and just the structure of the plot. (Which is technically non-linear, but there are so many parallels.) The plot is not always the most believable or logical, and the characters make some questionable decisions along the way. But the plot isn’t the most important part of the book anyways in my opinion. Also, it’s a sad and depressing story, but there is hope.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
kelleywithanextrae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
orireading's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Sexual assault and Vomit
williamgideon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Car accident
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
eligru's review against another edition
- 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
So many things in one story, so many amazing characters. So much swimming and fighting for nature, for sanity and for survival. Loved it.
Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Self harm, Vomit, and Alcohol
Minor: Chronic illness
amandaformby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
rivaina's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
one thing kept bothering me however: the book is basically based around climate change and its impacts on animals yet how it handles climate change impacts on humans is limited to mentioning the scientists and activists who are outraged and laborers whose labor consists of fishing (and are thus trying to deal with losing their means of income, which i do think was handled well). however due to the fact that the message of 'humans only seem capable of destroying nature' is repeated over and over again in this book, i feel a bit uncomfortable that the very real (and currently happening) climate change impacts on humans who have not, or barely, contributed to this process, do not get mentioned even once. i find this a harmful narrative and so i was a bit disappointed that climate change was (or seemed to be) reduced to 'humans bad'.
taking this into account, i can recommend this book as i think its strength lies in the human relationships at its core. i particularly enjoyed the sections taking place aboard the Saghani where we get to know the crew.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit
mandib's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Genocide, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death and Confinement
Minor: Suicide attempt