Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

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

91 reviews

katiezew's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Medical trauma and Ableism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Self harm

imstephtacular's review

challenging informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Sexism, and Medical content

adeliab's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

avrowland96's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Ableism

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Biphobia

katyaw's review

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

3.0

There are so many content warnings, I lost count. Suicide attempts, infidelity, drinking to excess, racism, depression, nihilism, murder, eugenics, forced sterilization, etc.

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.

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Content Warnings

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

bi_n_large's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Racism, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Murder, Death, Rape, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Child death

karaswils's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

I was drawn to Why Fish Don't Exist because of Lulu Miller's work on podcasts like Invisibilia from NPR. I am struck by the sensitivity and compassion she shows for the subjects of her research--including herself.  I was moved to tears a couple of times while listening to it on audiobook. I came away with a greater understanding and appreciation for the contributions of scientists and taxonomists as well as for the miracle of life itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Ableism, Genocide, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape

okarenhelena's review

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Child death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Racism, Torture, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, and Lesbophobia

apworden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Classism, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, and Rape

gracemk's review

hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism