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aweekinthelife's review against another edition
4.5
the bulk of the book is reflecting on her relationship with her parents post-college, their illnesses (renal failure ande cancer), and losing them - all while located on the other side of the country and later, unexpectedly due to the pandemic. the reflections on her grief are moving and the memoir underscores the failure of our (US) healthcare system and how her middle class (self-identified label) parents struggled to afford and have access to real healthcare amidst job losses.
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
zalouis's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fire/Fire injury
vklopez's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
sestep's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Cancer, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Death
Minor: Xenophobia and Racism
bgoodbookclub's review against another edition
4.0
It also walks through Chung's experience being a Korean woman adopted into a white family. It really shocked me how much guilt she carried and learning about her experience was very honest to me!
I could definitely see this book being hard to read if you recently lost a parent or lost someone during COVID so please check content warnings!
Thank you to Ecco for sending me a copy of this book!
Moderate: Death of parent
kathnash's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
lbrady2396's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent
harperphillips96's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma
victoriathuyvi's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Mental illness, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
elisecavanaugh's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer