Tag: migrations book

Genre: Dystopian fiction
My Rating: 🍪🍪🍪

Oof this was a heavy one. Migrations follows the journey of Franny Stone as she convinces a ship’s crew to let her tag along to follow the last of the Arctic terns on their migration. The setting is slightly futuristic, with most animals having gone extinct from the effects of global warming. Just as the terns may never be able to make their migration again due to lack of fish, Franny intends to die at the end of her journey.

Franny has a dark background and it is clear that she is haunted by even more than we are let in on in the flashbacks. We see the story of her whirlwind meeting of her husband and their relationship as Franny experiences intense vivid nightmares and searches for the truth about her family. We know there’s even more though, as, in the present, she writes letters to her husband that she never sends.

The worldbuilding in this story was powerful, particularly since it is not unbelievable that the real world could follow suit. Franny’s relationships with the eclectic members of the ship’s crew seemed a little hectic and underdeveloped to me. I think the intent was to show how Franny’s hurt manifested in her treating other people as a way to try to heal her pain, but it came off as confusing to me. I would have appreciated more of a focus solely on her.

The ultimate unraveling of Franny’s past is heartbreaking and makes her journey that much more meaningful and painful. This was a deep sweeping adventure both externally and into Franny’s character, and will stick with me.

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