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A review by sebast_torr
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
4.0
(Listened to the audiobook)
Fish don’t exist, dandelions are both weeds and medicine, and nothing matters! I am tentatively willing to say that I liked this book though it also wasn’t what I was expecting. I was expecting to read more about the man behind the drive to collect and categorize fish but I’m instead left with thoughts on eugenics, cosmic justice, and what does it mean to embrace fish not existing. Truthfully I don’t know how to feel. An interesting biography on a bad person that was a pioneer in our modern science. Is there a lesson to be learned from someone who would likely believe that I don’t deserve to exist… I don’t know.
An interesting read nonetheless and lulu miller is able to paint a fascinating picture of something as innocuous as the death of belief in fish. Excited to see what she writes next.
Fish don’t exist, dandelions are both weeds and medicine, and nothing matters! I am tentatively willing to say that I liked this book though it also wasn’t what I was expecting. I was expecting to read more about the man behind the drive to collect and categorize fish but I’m instead left with thoughts on eugenics, cosmic justice, and what does it mean to embrace fish not existing. Truthfully I don’t know how to feel. An interesting biography on a bad person that was a pioneer in our modern science. Is there a lesson to be learned from someone who would likely believe that I don’t deserve to exist… I don’t know.
An interesting read nonetheless and lulu miller is able to paint a fascinating picture of something as innocuous as the death of belief in fish. Excited to see what she writes next.