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

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5.0

Expertly told through the author's lived experiences and narratives of the life of eugenicist David Star Jordan, at times funny, but mostly somber look at how to avoid falling into the pitfalls of hero worship, over-classification, certainty, hubris, and despair. Miller shows how grief and fear of our chaotic world has lead many of science's "heroes" into fascism, eugenics or other violent follies. Miller challenges us to embrace chaos, embrace our differences, take care of each other, and respect nature's mystery, lest we miss out on snorkling, love, and other skeleton keys to life. 
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