Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

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

25 reviews

susannah_knox's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book surprised me over and over again.  I don't know how the author pulled off making all the disparate elements cohere, but she did.  A moving, deep yet delightful quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Medical trauma, and Murder

youngwessels's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.25

The chapters revolving around David Starr Jordan are a compelling look into a deeply troubled person’s experiences but the chapters revolving around Lulu Miller’s own life are just a sloggish look into a slightly less troubled person’s experiences.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

killeenm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I LOVED this book. It’s pretty rare to find an author so talented that mixes biography, scientific journalism, and memoir so seamlessly. I didn’t know if I’d love it at the beginning; I thought the author was maybe coming from a perspective too different from mine. Turns out an atheist and a Catholic who doesn’t really believe that God has plans in their life might be coming from very similar places. Explored human relationships to the natural world, eugenics, psychology, taxonomy, disability, ableism, the purpose of life… I can’t recommend it enough. This book was absolutely masterful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder

mirto's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

If I could give this 6 stars, I would. Brilliant book. I would even say Lulu Miller created a whole new genre. Memoir, biography, essay, nature book, history book, sociology, psychology, murder mystery, whatever, you name it. Made me feel so many things, all at once. I learnt a lot, from science to giving myself the life I want. Why Fish Don't Exist will stay with me forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and War

redrosemoth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide attempt

junefish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal death, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, and Rape

Includes content about the history of eugenics and the personal experiences of people who were forcibly sterilised.

1414's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal death and Rape

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Car accident

apestforwrens's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, and Murder

Eugenics

katiezew's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Ableism and Medical trauma

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

apworden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Murder, and Classism