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Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
19 reviews
rubycb's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Self harm
sierrabowers's review
4.0
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
garfguy7's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Infertility, Racism, Rape, and Classism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol
itschelseaw's review against another edition
4.0
The structure of the book was great; to go from initially learning about David Starr Jordan and how he broke from the conventional wisdom of the day, to learning how he imposed conventional wisdom on others, to eventually how he fostered eugenics in the United States (and gave the Nazi the blueprint for their genocide). It's a wonder that he's still celebrated considering how horrid he was at the end of his life.
The scene with Anna and May was especially touching; I couldn't stop crying while reading it. The tenderness they have for each other, the love and respect after all these years. My heart broke for Anna and incandescent rage filled me at David Starr Jordan and what he championed.
It's interesting how someone who devoted his life to understanding the natural world ended up ultimately having such a bad understanding of it. Unfortunately his misunderstanding of the world has led to terror and usurping bodily autonomy for far too many individuals. The twist at the end of fish not really existing as their own category of animals? Chef's kiss.
Moderate: Infertility and Medical trauma
cornfusedsnow's review against another edition
4.5
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
cardboard's review
3.5
Graphic: Ableism and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Infertility, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Classism
strawberrymoonceci's review
4.5
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Infertility, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Child death and Death
maddiearthur's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Genocide, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation
Moderate: Biphobia and Child death
Minor: Self harm
mirto's review against another edition
5.0
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
emsim's review
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Classism