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A review by klfgasaway
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
4.5
Life’s library 2021
I do enjoy a good exploration of metaphors in science. It did seem a bit meandering in how the author reached her conclusion, but it it wasn’t too expansive. I’m not sure how I feel about her portrayal of David star Jordan over the course of the book. On the one hand, I think waiting to reveal his support of eugenics and his strangeness is what lent structure to the book and honestly we are talking about a white man with power at the end of the 19th century. Statistically speaking, he was probably going to have at least one highly problematic world view. She also did do a pretty good job of being chronological with his life.
I do enjoy a good exploration of metaphors in science. It did seem a bit meandering in how the author reached her conclusion, but it it wasn’t too expansive. I’m not sure how I feel about her portrayal of David star Jordan over the course of the book. On the one hand, I think waiting to reveal his support of eugenics and his strangeness is what lent structure to the book and honestly we are talking about a white man with power at the end of the 19th century. Statistically speaking, he was probably going to have at least one highly problematic world view. She also did do a pretty good job of being chronological with his life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infertility, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt