A review by klor
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Food plays such a big role in a lot of asian communities. My mother, herself, shows love by cooking (which she rarely does) or buying bulk of food that I offhandedly mentioned that I like. Michelle explores her relationship with her mother, her culture, grief, and growing up throughout the book with such heart and honesty that sometimes it hurts because of how real and often unspoken some things are. It's simultaneously painful and relieving and choking to try to connect with someone you've known your whole life, even trying to touch the marks they've left to understand them better. It's something I've always understood but never fully vocalized like this book did. Food for comfort and as a central theme to all of these things brings out a lot of ways to tie these stories into each other and I really appreciate how a lot of things tie back to each other essay by essay. After finishing this, I sit in my living room wanting the porridge that my parents make when I'd get sick and to also hug my mom.
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