Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

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

95 reviews

rubycb's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

This book was a pretty hard start for me, and I almost chose not to finish it. However, the last 1/3 of this book made it well worth it. It was fascinating to connect the history of Stanford University, the American eugenics movement, Darwinism, and the scientific category of “fish”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Self harm

rx_hydro's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

who2's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Self harm

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

lynniekate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

luckyonesoph's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.25

I really love this blend of popular science and memoir, and I appreciate the author's attention to problematic beliefs and theories that often underlie scientific discovery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Rape

tiffthelibrarian's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Pretty sure this is the first science book I've ever voluntarily read, and I have no idea how I stumbled into it, but I'm glad I did. Really interesting and Miller is a great storyteller, weaving her personal story into the science of taxonomy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Child death

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

imogenclendinning's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

grey_jayne's review

emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

I think the hype got to me on this one. It's good but I found it too meandering from the central premise at times. I did enjoy listening to it read by the author tho...and how she shared her queerness. Worth checking out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Police brutality