Hi friends!
This week has been very eventful! I watched the new Bob Marley movie with some friends, and it was quite heartwarming. The movie lacked breadth in Jamaica’s history and political context during that time, but it made up for it through the detailed recount and portray of his music.
Here’s my reading highlight:
Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
4 stars
I’m unsure how or where I would categorise this book, not just because of its topic (another book I’ve read recently referencing anthropocentrism) and genre (part biography, memoir, scientific adventure) but also the writing format. The author acts as a narrator telling the story of David Starr Jordan, a taxonomist, using his experiences and research (he’s credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day) to ideate on what kind of attitude we need in life, how to process grief and how to understand the world.
Initially, I was puzzled by the author’s positioning; however, halfway into the book, I forgot about that and was immersed in knowing more about David and what he did (there were several surprises in the book). Overall, the book reads like a fable about persevering in a world where chaos prevails.
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