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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

162 reviews

aude's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

kyarabereading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

When I first started reading this book, I thought it was a bit slow-moving with a writing style I didn’t think I’d love. I assumed too early on that I wouldn’t like it, but I’m glad I gave it a chance, because in the end I really loved it. This is a book you can tell was written by a songwriter - poetic with the types of lines that feel like a punch in the gut. I fell in love with Zauner’s writing style - the level of detail she gives when describing food and music and art. You can really tell her connection to it all/love for it all and how it all helps her feel more connected to her mother.

This book was incredibly sad and honest and reflective. I appreciated Zauner’s honesty when it came to her relationship with those around her (especially her parents, especially her mom), as well as her honesty when it came to the disconnect she felt to her Korean culture. I think what she described is an experience that unfortunately a lot of people could relate to. Although it can be saddening, I hope it makes the readers of Crying in H Mart dealing with similar experiences feel a little less alone. 

It can’t be easy to write about such a tragedy and I commend Zauner for sharing her story with the world! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

imscrem's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

It’s difficult for me to understand how to feel about this book. It’s very sad, and it’s very good. I have yet to experience loss in the way that the author did, but I can only hope that writing this book helped her cope with it.

Some of what the author said about being half Korean/half American resonated with me, although I’m half American half Czech. I often feel lost in my heritage language and culture  as well, dismayed when people switch to English to explain things to me, and often expecting  others to tell me that I am “enough” to fit in.

It was also nice to recognize the names of Korean foods I’ve learned to cook, and understand a lot of the Korean phrases used throughout the book.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, and Excrement

alliyyamo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I'm not crying, you are... Beautifully  and intimately written. I have to go call my mum now.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

luciz's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

katekatiekait's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Abortion

pheebabeeba_'s review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

An excellent memoir. I think it describes the themes of grief, food and family very well. I loved all the passionate descriptions of food and the fond memories they hold. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Abortion

ezplonk's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

crying not just in h-mart but wherever i happened to be while reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Car accident, and Abortion

cosmicwillow's review against another edition

emotional

5.0

wow. i dont know what else to say. this was utterly moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

griffonvagabond's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I’m still grappling the loss of my own mother and reading through Michelle’s experiences was incredibly cathartic for me.  It made me look at my life now and examine not just the relationship I had with me mother but the relationship I have with my own daughters and the impression I want to leave on them and about our own connections to food and how it really is something that binds us all together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Alcohol