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Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
16 reviews
asolis's review against another edition
2.5
The content is primarily dedicated to Jordan's story, whom we come to find is a notably repellent human. The author does a good job of giving us a look under the hood at the story of someone who could be considered a scientific hero, and showing the ugliness of bigotry and white supremacist ideology underneath. But the framing presents this in the context of a memoir, even though Miller is stingy with her own story. That, despite its other strengths, makes the book feel unsatisfying.
CW: self harm, substance abuse, sexual assault, state violence
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Racism, Self harm, and Murder
adeliab's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
Moderate: Murder, Medical trauma, and Ableism
Minor: Car accident, Genocide, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Rape, and Self harm
katyaw's review
3.0
The author writes well, but the book really centers on nihilism and human destructiveness in the name of desperately searching for order and comfort in this world.
I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone sensitive.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment and Rape
karaswils's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Ableism, Genocide, and Mental illness
Minor: Rape
skudiklier's review
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Racism, Murder, Death, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, Child death, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Homophobia, Body horror, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, and Confinement
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Eugenics, forced sterilization, r slur And mild/moderate people being eaten by animalslilasky's review
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse