Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

85 reviews

rhi_reading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A beautiful, heartbreaking memoir on the illness and loss of Michelle’s mother, intricately woven with her relationship with Korean food and  her own identity, and how all these three things combine to become one. I listened to this as an audiobook and I’m sure more than one person has seen me waiting at a red light ugly sobbing over my steering wheel. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

kyrosdimension's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Death of parent

rene_reads02's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

If I could give this book 10 stars I would! It was so deeply emotional, and gut-wrenchingly heart warming. It gives you a deep sense of appreciation for culture, and the importance of loving those near to you while they’re still here.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity and Addiction

Minor: Xenophobia and Racism

tbd24's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

truly lovely

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Content Warnings

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

katschkekat's review against another edition

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

rayinbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

mbergman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

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

emmacherradi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

An incredibly honest and heartbreaking memoir about the realities of grief, identity, food, and the ever-so-complicated relationship between mother and daughter. I couldn't help but relate to Michelle as she reflected on her bittersweet relationship with her mother, her Korean-American identity, and how disconnected one can feel from a part of themselves. A painful yet comforting read for a person who has experienced a devastating loss, I cannot recommend it enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Death, and Chronic illness

maditowery's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship