Reviews tagging 'Self harm'
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
40 reviews
readingjaunt's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, Child death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Racism
Minor: Infidelity and Self harm
pipn_t's review
3.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Racism
heychickadee's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
There is a lot of discussion about eugenics and forced steralization in tje second half of the book.sebastianflynn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racism, Biphobia, Cursing, and Genocide
katefinman7's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt
cornfusedsnow's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
moonchild_88's review
4.5
Spoiler
I absolutely did not expect the plot twists to include murder and eugenics! I think it's very interesting how Robert Starr Jordan went from allegedly covering up a murder, feeling wracked with guilt about it, to making eugenics his new purpose in life. What an absolute monster. The book is a masterclass in how to write a villain. In the beginning you hear mostly praise for him, there are definitely criticisms but you can see the author choosing to focus in his great capacity for perseverance, only for it to take a dark change, and for him to end up being responsible for the death, torture and mutilation (amongs other things) of tens of thousands in the US alone. Also, the US was the first country to make eugenics into national law. Which is so interesting considering the national narrative about it role in WW2. Not the least surprising though. I am surprised at how engaging this book was, considering I didn't like the author at all. Her writing is great, but she did not pass the vibe check. Also, fish dont exist as a category, that's the answer to the title. And Robert Starr Jordan can suck on that!Moderate: Suicide attempt, Torture, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Rape, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Infertility, and Medical trauma
Minor: Death and Child death
lesbianelvira's review against another edition
5.0
Spoiler
: fascination, empathy, inspiration, disappointment, and horror.Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
bleach226's review
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
maddiearthur's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Infertility, and Ableism
Moderate: Child death and Biphobia
Minor: Self harm