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A review by sarahrob
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
This book and heartbreakingly beautiful. I don’t typically read a ton of memoirs, and surprised even myself as picking this title for my book club, but I am so happy to finally read this one that has been on my TBR for a while now.
I found the perspective and flashbacks a bit choppy at the start - it was hard to get into as Zauner jumped between times from one paragraph to the next. However, as the book progresses, I found no longer to be the case.
She has a such a unique voice and I loved her ability to capture such immense grief and also occasionally break the tension with a line that was so completely relatable I had to laugh.
Striking vignettes (crying in h mart, singing in Vietnam)
Motif and symbols (kimchi fridge full of photographs)
One word: Visceral
I found the perspective and flashbacks a bit choppy at the start - it was hard to get into as Zauner jumped between times from one paragraph to the next. However, as the book progresses, I found no longer to be the case.
She has a such a unique voice and I loved her ability to capture such immense grief and also occasionally break the tension with a line that was so completely relatable I had to laugh.
Striking vignettes (crying in h mart, singing in Vietnam)
Motif and symbols (kimchi fridge full of photographs)
One word: Visceral
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Addiction, Rape, Car accident, and Abortion