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imscrem's review against another edition
4.0
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.
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
komiification's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Medical content, Car accident, and Abortion
Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
kaitrates's review against another edition
that's all i got for now. what a gut wrenching read. i cannot wait to discuss with book club.
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Infidelity
mariabacterium's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Infidelity and Abortion
cry1ng_eel's review against another edition
5.0
To read this book in a day makes me feel like I did it a disservice, as if I really needed to take my time with it. And yet, I also could not put it down.
As an Asian-American myself (Filipino-Chinese), I have never felt so heard and seen from each experience that Zauner had so deeply described. From going down the grocery isle and reading the ingredients off of a packaging, or listening in to conversations in a language that I have yet to learn completely; her love for her mother is so deep and relatable, it made me miss my own mom even more so despite being in the same house as her.
Struggling with my Asian-American identity didn’t come to me until my late high school years, I was privileged to have been included in a community, and grew up around people who were Filipino. And despite, later on that I struggled with if I was Filipino enough? It was my mom who kept our culture alive, and gods did it make me appreciate the life my mother gave me even more so. I cry thinking about this book, and hope to return to it again and again.
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Xenophobia, and Medical trauma
katekatiekait's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Abortion
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
ezplonk's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Car accident, and Abortion
edamamebean's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Abortion, and Alcohol
sonjaelisee's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Racism, Excrement, and Abortion