Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

1802 reviews

moogle6's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Graphic: Death and Death of parent

hayleyvarlow's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Graphic: Death of parent

kailaelders's review against another edition

3.0

I wanted to love this book because I know it's received so much praise, but it started to drag for me in the middle (not helped by the audiobook narration which was a bit flat) and I had a hard time powering through. I think it was well written and worth telling, just not for me in particular 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

vavocado's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Graphic: Death of parent

bludgeoned_by_hail's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

4.0

It took a while to grow on me, but when it did it really did.
I wasn't a fan of the first few chapters, which came across way too personal, the writing not doing enough to really elevate it from venting and airing out dirty laundry (maybe I'm just not a fan of memoirs?).
From her mom's diagnosis onward, the pace shifts dramatically. The unpoetic and unfiltered language makes the excrutiating anguish of her deterioration and ultimate death come through the page with devastating depth, detail and vulnerability. When it finally happens, you are left grappling with the loss and putting the pieces together alongside Zauner. You can almost feel her maturing in real time.
The fact that it ends on a heartwarming note and she's clearly come out the other end is the cherry on top, making it all so much more bearable.
I admire Zauner's honesty and willingness to self-reflect in such a public manner, and wish her all the best. 
(Rugged Country hits different now for sure😮‍💨)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Racism, and Car accident

aude's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

katreads32's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Really loved the writing style of this!

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Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

sunflower_13's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Beautiful and heartbreaking and hopeful.

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Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

risquish's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Graphic: Chronic illness and Death of parent

bbethcasas's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

5.0

A beautiful, honest remembrance of the author’s difficult relationship with her mother. I was so able to relate on multiple levels, initially able to see my relationship with my daughter growing up, while later seeing more parallels with my own mother and myself reflected in the pages of the book. Don’t sleep on this somewhat under appreciated memoir. You’ll definitely need Kleenex! 

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Content Warnings

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