Migrations

This was a chilly story to dip one's toes into. Frannie Stone is quite the character. She's focused on her mission to follow the last of the Arctic terns. The rest of her life story unfolds via flashbacks. I had some major issues with this, all of which I will blame on listening to the audio version instead of sitting and close reading this novel. The time jumps were hell on a listeners ear. I'm still in shock from, early on, when we learn that 10-year-old Frannie snuck off with a boy for two nights and came home to find her mother...just gone. Like, up and left or dead gone?I'm still unclear of why Frannie spent time in jail. I'm still unclear about what happened to her grandmother. At the same time, I don't feel like this was important enough (or enjoyable enough) for a reread. There were times while reading it, I was reminded of another book, [b:Burial Rights 21939898 Burial Rights Hannah Kent https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png 21943144]. I see other reviewers comparing it to Moby Dick (which I have not read). I think the fact that I just read [b: The New Wilderness 48836769 The New Wilderness Diane Cook https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597017220l/48836769.SY75.jpg 67686772] made me want to compare and contrast the world-building of this future of no animals, but we really don't see too much of Frannie's world before her expedition, at least, we don't see the effects of an animal-less world on her world. I'm curious to see how much of this sticks with me.