Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller

19 reviews

lotsaplots's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A truly beautiful book that is also informative and interesting. The author lyrically intertwines her personal story with the story of a scientist who studied fish. It is both a story of taxonomy and a search for meaning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

texas666's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry

Descriptions of seizure, graphic discussion of forced sterilization

bruhmantics's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Sexual assault

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

If you like reading about science and taxonomy, this would be a good book for you. If you’re loosely interested, maybe you would as well. I am not interested in these subjects but the way the author tied the subjects into her own story about life and how the universe is not as it seems… well I was interested to know why fish don’t exist. It was good book! Definitely not what I was expecting but it was enlightening and relaxing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

craftysnailtail's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

A challenging read, but also an important one. A story that ended up being about topics that I never would've expected based on the synopsis. Many of those topics were heavy and difficult, but I appreciated the way Miller wove them together. The novel felt raw and human in a way that really stuck with me, which was especially surprising with it being non fiction. Also loved how the audiobook ended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

readingpicnic's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity and Self harm

fridayreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Minor: Addiction, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Alcohol

librarymouse's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

About a third of the way through this book, having googled David Starr Jordan, I was ready to finish this, as a hate reader if need be. Jordan was, without question, a horrible man. The atrocities he inflicted upon the world with his promotion of eugenics outweigh any good he may have done as a scientist by multiple orders of magnitude. Seeing Lulu Miller's hero worship of the man was off-putting, the more I learned of him. However, I ended up really enjoying this book as I read on, as Miller explores her own life alongside Jordan's, she brings along the reader. We learn of the atrocities he's committedin the same order she did while conducting the research for this book. It's still hard to have the hero worship of the young Jordan, with his love of stars and rescy jokes, when faced with the knowledge of his role in the American Eugenics movement.

Jordan's hands-on malicious acts, like his touring endorsement of eugenics and the possible murder by poison of his benefactor are completely bonkers. I am constantly amazed that people Revere him, while simultaneously understanding, as I, too have been in awe of the young man he once was.

This book breaks down every facet of Jordan, from his political, religious, and social beliefs; to his family life, addressing each idiosyncrasy with data driven research.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

jes312's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infidelity

cornfusedsnow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault