jasapter's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Grief, Cancer, and Death
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Vomit
scmiller's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Vomit
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Racism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
Minor: Infidelity and Religious bigotry
itsjoenna's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, and Abortion
undecidedpersonality's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Medical content, Alcohol, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Vomit, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
bashsbooks's review against another edition
4.5
Now I'm going to listen to Japanese Breakfast's Psychopomp.
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 against another edition
3.0
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
sapphotoni's review against another edition
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
pageafter_paige's review against another edition
5.0
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.”
Moderate: Chronic illness, Addiction, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Cursing, Cancer, Classism, Drug abuse, Medical content, Racism, Vomit, and Death of parent
maddiet425's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Minor: Gore, Vomit, Blood, Abortion, Alcoholism, and Car accident
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