Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

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

151 reviews

satsumaorange's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

Oh lord, this is the book I needed to read at this point in my life. Miller walks you through a journey out of hopelessness, out of meaninglessless, out of loss. The road of this journey is extensively scientific, relentlessly analytical, and reverent of the world around us. I was brought to tears many many times throughout this book, both from personal experiences with losing love, and from that near-universal human experience of wondering "What's the point of it all?" 
Miller brings scientific history, philosophy, and the remarkable life of David Starr Jordan together to restore hope in a life well-lived on this humble planet of ours. She encourages curiosity, wonder, and critical thinking as the antidote for the all-encompassing existential dread.
This was definitely one of the best books I read in 2023. It came to me exactly when I needed it. It might not be for everyone, if your brain doesn't work in the analytical way mine does, but I truly enjoyed the journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Medical trauma

Minor: Infidelity

Eugenics

nnadig's review

emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

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

hopeful informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

gmdho2023's review

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

mkwoods's review

informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

Some of the main themes felt a bit forced or just didn’t resonate with me, but as always I loved learning the history and science. It’s more of a memoir-biography combo than a science book, though there are plenty of fun facts about fish throughout, including an explanation of why they don’t exist as the title promises.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

dckathleen's review

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

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

meganelizabeth's review

informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

bookbrig's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

I learned a lot from this relatively short audiobook, but it wasn't quite what I expected. Which is my own fault for not reading a summary first, but for other readers have a heads up that there's a lengthy dive into eugenics that is well reported and interesting, but heavier than I was anticipating from the cover. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Death, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide attempt