Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

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

15 reviews

mirto's review against another edition

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

builtonbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Xenophobia

empathephant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Confinement, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Rape, Self harm, Police brutality, Abandonment, and War

Eugenics

thewordshaker's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

What an unexpected book! Lulu challenges assumptions and belief in her quest for hope and purpose, without deluding herself on white lies to tell herself. 

Part memoir, part recounting of ichthyologist history, the book comments on the short coming of science and scientists as well as explaining the misunderstood. 

I feel some of the topics covered here should have come with a warning. Lulu talks about suicide, rape, and forced sterilization with an occasional warning to not be squeamish - but being squeamish or sensitive to these subjects is only human and also based off of experiences. It may come from a place of trying to protect her vulnerabilities but it is wrong, and it made the book an uncomfortable reading, and why I chose not to give it 4 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

jeanneerin's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, and Car accident

Forced sterilization, eugenics, depression, Trump, Confederate statues, Proud Boys