Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

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

111 reviews

craftysnailtail's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

A challenging read, but also an important one. A story that ended up being about topics that I never would've expected based on the synopsis. Many of those topics were heavy and difficult, but I appreciated the way Miller wove them together. The novel felt raw and human in a way that really stuck with me, which was especially surprising with it being non fiction. Also loved how the audiobook ended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

clararae's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt

confuzzledsheep's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

2.0

If you are not a biologist, or even yet a Taxonomist, and want to reflect deeply on one's own sadness in the story of the author and David Starr Jordan, then this may be helpful for you. As a depressed biologist who's been long disillusioned with the myth of a Sole Genius Scientist and has already had many of the discussions within this book, I will rate it as passing. I found this book lacking in detail on David Starr Jordans life that I expected it to have- furter discussion of the problems with the Holotype model of taxonomy, the sheer brutality of scientific discovery during the time period. This book touches on those, but never gets as deep as it could. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse

londoncaten's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

very interesting, I really enjoyed the plot twists and learning about new things. some of the concepts were a little confusing, but the author broke it down and explained it very nicely. great read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

notmeganyoung's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

alexandryareads's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

crunchotter's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

gmdho2023's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

dckathleen's review against another edition

hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

A book about taxonomy and seekinh inspiration in the face of personal failures...and also murder, eugenics, and proving that the category of fish isn't accurate. Oh, and a very flawed hero. 

CW for self harm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

emmettdakool's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt