Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

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

9 reviews

sebastianflynn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racism, Biphobia, Cursing, and Genocide

val_so_'s review

emotional informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, Ableism, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Sexism, Misogyny, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Xenophobia

del_phinium's review against another edition

inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

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

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

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

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

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

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, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

jeanneerin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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