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pheebabeeba_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Abortion
mondayn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Xenophobia, and Alcohol
martinatan's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Abortion, and Pregnancy
rachelfayreads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia
jelkebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Abortion
askirmishofwit's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Abortion
olekittycat's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
4.0
“It felt like the world had divided into two different types of people, those who had felt pain and those who had yet to.”
➽ Crying in H Mart is an emotional memoir about Michelle Zauner’s experience with her mother’s illness and the grief of losing her. This was such a moving story as the author digs deep into her past, the complicated relationship she has with her mother and her Korean-American identity! I could definitely feel all her complicated emotions and how life changed when she got her mother’s diagnosis. The story doesn’t stray away from showing the ‘ugly’ sides of grief and taking care of a terminally ill relative. Zauner had a complicated relationship with some of her mother’s caretakers, especially the one who would communicate exclusively in Korean, which left her feeling like an outsider sometimes
Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse
cady_sass's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
poetrynati's review against another edition
4.0
Hers was tougher than tough love.
No one can accuse this book of being bland. It's full of feeling and sensations, not all of them usual and some uncomfortable, but many warm and delicious. Like Korean food, I'd say.
It was hard to swallow at times, though. My experience with an abusive (and I need to use that word, because tough love is only love to a point) mother is fresh and still happening nowadays. I don't have the luxury of being able to put any space between me and her like the author, so I felt everything very vividly. I disagree with her thoughts that it was all only a matter of cultural difference. As a latina, I'm well familiar with what she was talking about, but abuse is abuse whether it comes with a colorful cultural background or not. I hope one day Michelle finds healing and stops craving to be like her mother, especially if she herself decides to have children someday.
That all being said, I still loved this book. It made me hungry, for Korean food but also for love and family affection. For embracing your cultural roots. And music, too. Japanese Breakfast is a fantastic band and I'm glad I found out about it reading this.
Read as part of the lovey dovey book club.
Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse