pseudolain's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Death of parent, Cancer, Grief, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: 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
marippe's review against another edition
4.5
This book is very detailed and that helps capture the story and feel like you're living it, but also is very detailed about the stuff I wasn't as interested in. The story's non linear elements, particularly at the start didn't really do it for me.
Overall a really good read.
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Cancer, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
melissa_b_67's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Body horror, and Cancer
Moderate: Alcoholism and Mental illness
samarshall's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Grief, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Addiction
Minor: Infidelity
mpurdy's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the descriptions of food and how she connected not only to her mother but to her korean roots through it.
I just wanted to give Michelle a hug 🫂 and tell her how proud her mother would be of her. And how we all make mistakes as adolescents and young adults but its how we grow from them.
What a great start to the new year.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body horror, Excrement, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, and Medical content
miggyfool's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Moderate: Abortion and Emotional abuse
mikah_wazowski's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, and Medical content
Moderate: Drug use, Car accident, and Religious bigotry
flowchelle's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Body horror
alyx's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Body horror, Chronic illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Excrement, Cancer, Blood, Cursing, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug use, and Mental illness
Minor: Racism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Abortion