Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

167 reviews

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

This pulled me in from the very beginning and didn't let me go the whole way through. Beautiful, sad, touching and carefully written memoir of a Korean American musician and writer struggling and learning in her relationship with her mother. 

The story is touching and the writing is a masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Cancer

Minor: Racism

khiggins2's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, and Racism

upperlipsweat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Really beautiful. The relationship between Michelle and her mother feels very similar to mine and my mom so reading this felt really tender during some bits. Really enjoyed this life story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Racism, Abortion, and Car accident

jelkebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

 This was an incredible memoir. The writing is just absolutely beautiful. The constant descriptions of food felt so real and passionate, but the descriptions of grief were also so incredibly real, and heartbreaking. I did sometimes get a bit lost in the writing, but I did think this was an incredible read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Rape

aleyajo's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

She talks about food a lot and it all sounded so delicious and made me soooo hungry. Eloquently balanced the complicated relationship with her mother with the love they had for each other. Beautifully written. Reminded me of leg but more poetic. A lovely memorial of her mother, their relationship, and their culture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Racism, Mental illness, Child abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

bethsreading's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

This is a gorgeously written and heartbreaking memoir exploring the depths of family, grief, and trying to exist as yourself. Truly beautiful. 

(I do not give star ratings for memoirs) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Grief, Vomit, Cancer, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness, Infidelity, Excrement, Abortion, and Racism

ka_schulze's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Toxic relationship

cturn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Medical content, Grief, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, Addiction, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

cookieclutter's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

100% recommend the audiobook, as narrated by the author. I prefer reading memoirs this way especially if the author is the narrator as it adds a personal touch to the reading experience. It also helps with hearing how words are pronounced.

Zauner beautifully explores the mother-daughter relationship through the lens of a multiethnic family. As a second-gen immigrant & person of mixed ethnicity, I found myself relating a lot to Zauner, especially in the last two chapters. The emphasis on food served so much more to the story than just a way to make readers hungry. I often found myself craving the foods described while also experiencing the emotions felt by the author in each chapter. If you're searching for a food memoir with a bit of everything, consider checking out "Crying in H-Mart".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Abortion, Addiction, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

mandyjedi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol