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maejambe's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
samspur's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer and Death
filisia's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming and Emotional abuse
ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition
5.0
The story is touching and the writing is a masterpiece.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism
tezariah's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
marccolgan91's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
jodierose14's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty
hollyrebecca's review against another edition
4.5
Michelle grew up in America as the daughter a Korean mother and an American father, struggling with finding and grounding her identity when the features she carries from each parent sets her apart in the others home. This constant struggle to ‘fit’ follows Michelle throughout her tale, her choices to this effect haunting her in many ways, such as her decision in childhood to not learn her mother’s tongue.
As someone who has lost multiple family members to cancer, including one who needed to be air-vacked out of South Korea, this memoir resonated on many levels. From the diagnosis, through treatments, right up until the ending of suffering, I found my own memories reflected in the effects felt by those involved, both physically and mentally.
Despite the melancholy tone, and the knowledge of the inevitable outcome of Michelle’s mother’s sickness, I found myself enraptured by the descriptions of food in this book. I could almost taste the flavour profiles, feel the textures on my tongue, and envision myself making the dishes which Michelle lovingly prepared in memory of her mother. With taste buds tingling, I’ve started to plan a trip to visit my cousin in Seoul, in large part to experience the joys that Michelle and her mother felt from the dishes detailed.
A truly memorable and relatable read.
Graphic: Cancer and Death
arsmithwick19's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction
nuii's review against another edition
4.0
The discussion regarding cultural and individual indentity is also interesting. However, there are certain parts I wish Michelle Zauner had gone much deeper. I want the introspection to be pushed and explored even further, because it feels like something is still being held back, already at the tip of your tongue but isn't said aloud. Nonetheless, this is her story and I respect it as it is.
At the end of the day, we are all still comtemplating, searching and discovering these topics as we go.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent