![]() The story’s core conveys the human desire to connect with others, and it does get that across to the reader. Then the story snaps again to a different character and a different time, and at this point, it all seems disjointed. Then it snaps to another direction, what the synopsis is talking about, following Nia and her connection to the young man she has taken under her wing. It follows a young man and the connections he is seeking with the people around him and the people that visit from space to collect the harvest. ![]() It is a very long first chapter, which makes it a bit daunting to follow up with and read. The novel starts in one way that seems to introduce an allegory on slavery. In contrast, the reader can tell that the story is about connection and that each segment relates a different time and different characters, this novel fails to be that cohesive for the first third of the book. ![]() In some ways, this novel is reminiscent of Cloud Atlas. ![]() That is not to say that it is a bad novel, but the transition, the chapters, they seem disjointed and do not seem to connect cohesively. The Vanished Birds is a challenging novel that fails to capture the readers’ attention early on. ![]()
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