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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

47 reviews

abbycole's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Drug abuse, Abortion, Addiction, and Drug use

bashsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

A love letter to the complicated relationship between mother and child, Crying in H Mart navigates the grief of losing loved ones and the grief of being disconnected from your culture. Zauner has an incredible and strong voice, ripe with unique observations and striking linguistic choices. And tracing these emotion and relationships through food? Brilliant. 

Now I'm going to listen to Japanese Breakfast's Psychopomp.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Grief, Cancer, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Infidelity, and Vomit

katschkekat's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Abortion, Medical content, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Vomit, and Drug use

cateyackerman's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Drug use

mariebouthi's review

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow what a powerful book. I think as someone who isn’t/can’t speak Korean that the audiobook was the way to go because I was able to hear Michelle speak the language with the pronunciation, inflection, tone, etc. 

Michelle opens up to us about being a mixed child and her relationship with her Korean mother. Much of their relationship centers around food which is a big theme throughout and definitely made me hungry. But to them it’s more than hunger. It’s culture, and connection to each other and their roots.

One of the most powerful displays of Michelle and her moms connection can be seen through Michelle’s first two words as a baby (iykyk). Even Michelle’s relationship with her father is somewhat run through her mother. 

My favorite quote can be found in the last chapter: “If there was a god, it seemed my mother must have had her foot on his neck, demanding good things come my way. That if we had to be ripped apart right at our turning point, just when things were really starting to get good, the least god could do was make a few of her daughter’s pipe dreams come true.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Addiction, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Cursing, Cancer, Classism, Drug abuse, Medical content, Racism, Vomit, and Death of parent

mirandyli's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Crying in Hmart has got me crying in Hmart. If you are a second gen East Asian immigrant, this book will make you cry. It was so painfully relatable and will make you want to hug your mom, no matter how much you hate her. Book of the year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Excrement, Abortion, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Cancer, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Addiction, Car accident, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Infidelity, and Racism

jlferrazzo27's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

4.75 Stars — wonderfully written and beautifully captures grief, loss, and complicated relationships. Truly enjoyed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, and Abortion

httponyo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

 The world is divided into those who have felt pain and those who have not. Michelle and I fit into the former,  so I supposed that's why I had to put my phone done a few times to brawl my eyes out. Losing a parent is stressful,  it's hard and it breaks you and forces you to rebuild yourself into a person they will at least semi recognize. 

 At one point I wasn't quite sure if I could finish this book , it hurt to remember my own pain , but it was cathartic to read and I glad I didn't give up. 

  This is a beautiful book. Mrs. Zauner , I hope you find more and more happiness in H Mart. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol and Car accident

Minor: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Infidelity

marippe's review

emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

A very emotional and complex look into a multi-cultured mother-daughter relationship, how it can struggle but also contain so much love, and incredible amount of grief.
This book is very detailed and that helps capture the story and feel like you're living it, but also is very detailed about the stuff I wasn't as interested in. The story's non linear elements, particularly at the start didn't really do it for me.
Overall a really good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Cancer, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Drug abuse