sapphotoni's review
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Vomit
ra22ouille's review
5.0
The beginning was the weakest part with some areas feeling less immersive.Â
Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Excrement
Minor: Alcoholism
eatingbrains's review against another edition
2.5
It was alright. I teared up a few times. The descriptions of food were verbose and evocative, sometimes excessively so. I love Maangchi.
This is a story of grief and mourning, of finding your identity and how it changes as you grow, relationships and connections.
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death, Excrement, and Fatphobia
Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Drug use, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexism
mirandyli's review
5.0
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
imaginaryisobel's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Excrement, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction
Minor: Infidelity and Abortion
morgancleaver's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Excrement, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
cepbreed's review
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Cancer, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Excrement, Car accident, and Vomit
takarakei's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Cancer, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Mental illness and Excrement
Minor: Addiction, Racism, Alcoholism, Abortion, Infidelity, and Car accident
This book focuses very heavily on Michelle's mother's battle with cancer, and the struggle of caretaking through terminal illness. Michelle has a sometimes contentious relationship with both her parents. Her father deals with substance abuse issues.sarahuwu's review
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Cancer, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Grief, and Excrement
ava_ba's review
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Excrement, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity