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Migrations

A breathtaking page-turner and an ode to our threatened world.

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Discuss Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

What do Ireland and Australia represent for Franny? Discuss the importance of home and belonging in this novel, and how Franny's search for it shapes her life.

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Aug. 05, 2021
by alisonf

Franny believes "the fear world is worse than death. It is worse than anything." Do you agree? What is she afraid of?

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Aug. 06, 2021
by cville

Measuring a Life.

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Aug. 07, 2021
by carolt

Discuss Franny's relationship with her mother. Do you think Franny was still searching for her mother, even after she remembered the truth?

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Aug. 07, 2021
by lar

Franny remembers her mother's advice: "Look for the clues to life, they're hidden everywhere." What does she mean? Discuss the role of fate vs. free will in these characters' lives.

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Aug. 07, 2021
by mceacd

Physical improbabilities

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Aug. 12, 2021
by barbettet

Why does Niall pick the passage from Margaret Atwood to quote in his lecture? How do the themes of love and destruction echo throughout the novel?

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Aug. 16, 2021
by acstrine

What does the sea represent for Franny?

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Aug. 20, 2021
by pams

What did you think of Franny and Niall's relationship? Why do you think they got married on their first "date"?

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Aug. 20, 2021
by tmmarti

The novel's epigraph is taken from a poem by Rumi: "Forget safety. / Live where you fear to live." How does that directive resonate throughout Franny's life? Is it good advice?

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Aug. 23, 2021
by louisee

Discuss the impact that Franny and Niall's stillborn daughter had on them as individuals and as a couple.

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Sep. 01, 2021
by Marcia C

What do Arctic terns symbolize in the novel, and why are Franny and Niall so drawn to them in particular?

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Sep. 01, 2021
by Marcia C

Why do you think Léa surrendered herself by pretending to be Franny?

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Sep. 01, 2021
by Marcia C

Referring to Point Nemo, Ennis says, "There's nowhere crueler or lonelier … It's quiet." Why are Ennis and Franny so drawn to Point Nemo?

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Sep. 01, 2021
by Marcia C

Do you think Franny is right to blame herself and plead guilty?

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Sep. 05, 2021
by scottishrose

Do you think Ennis was right to do what his wife asked? Is his inability to stay similar to Franny's?

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Sep. 05, 2021
by scottishrose

In a lecture, Niall states that wildlife is being indiscriminately slaughtered by our indifference. How does that resonate, as leaders debate the appropriate response to climate change? What is our responsibility to the planet?

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Sep. 05, 2021
by scottishrose

What does Franny hope to accomplish by following the terns on their last migration? What about Ennis? What do you think the future holds for them?

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Sep. 05, 2021
by scottishrose

Why do you think Franny spends so much of her life without ambition or direction? What are the positives and negatives of that sort of existence?

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Sep. 05, 2021
by scottishrose

Discuss the novel's first lines. How do mass extinctions shape the characters and plot? What are the similarities and differences between Franny's world and our own? Would you describe this novel as dystopian?

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Sep. 05, 2021
by scottishrose

The crew of the Saghani

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Sep. 05, 2021
by scottishrose

Scientists at MER argue over the best way to protect birds. Which argument do you find more convincing?

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Sep. 05, 2021
by scottishrose

Leaving prison

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Sep. 19, 2021
by edie

Why does Franny have so much trouble staying, even with the people she most loves? Do you sympathize? Niall tells Franny, "There's a difference between wandering and leaving...you've never once left me." Do you agree?

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Sep. 19, 2021
by edie

Overall, what do you think of Migrations? No spoilers in this thread, please.

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Oct. 01, 2021
by djcminor

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