Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

410 reviews

celticthistle's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Beautiful story about Korean/American woman relationship with mother.  Language barriers & navigating adult work/ life balance 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

edamamebean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

5.0

I’m so glad I finally picked this book up. Michelle Zauner tells her story in such a beautifully simple and frank way and then suddenly drops in a detail that guts you. I’m not sure it’s possible to read this book without getting emotional. The audiobook is read by the author and added to the emotional impact of the story as well. A tough read, but worth it. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Abortion, and Alcohol

imds's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Abortion

isajidy's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

madisonthacker's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

Wonderful, touching story of grief, maternal love, third culture kids, and how the food we love connects all of it. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit and Cultural appropriation

Don’t read if you don’t want to be hungry.

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Death of parent

jennagrant's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, and Death of parent

dark_matter_07's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Xenophobia, Car accident, and Abortion

claire_reardon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

I’ve been curious about this one for a long time and it was what I was expecting. A lot of grief and a lot of food.

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Content Warnings

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

jeanaquinlan's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Crying in H Mart is a phenomenal, emotional memoir. As someone who has also lost their mother to cancer, Michelle’s description of her grief and reaction to her mother’s illness and death resonated deeply with me. I love how she uses food as a tool to relate to her mother culture, and to process her grief. Altogether an amazing book and a must-read. Bring the tissues.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Abortion