Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

167 reviews

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

4.0

This is a really heavy read and probably not one for people who have recently experienced a bereavement. Since there's no blurb on the paperback (and I was reading between my pb and the audio), I assumed the book might be about Michelle Zauner's life as well as the passing of her mother. But 90% of it was about her mother's illness and her subsequent death, making this a sad and, at times, harrowing read. It's a powerful and important book, but I found it hard going because it was so devastating. We get a clear insight into the complicated relationship Michelle had with her mother and this book does a good job of illustrating how parent-child relationships can be at once so deeply loving, and also very tough.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Emotional abuse

saintsunflower's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

This book is beautifully heartbreaking. Listening to this book had me laughing and crying. Such an honest, brutally sad memoir that had me reflecting on my own grief. 

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Content Warnings

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

clovetra's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Death, and Cancer

Minor: Racism

jasapter's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Vomit

scmiller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Racism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity and Religious bigotry

ravenph's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Alcoholism and Racism

rene_reads02's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

If I could give this book 10 stars I would! It was so deeply emotional, and gut-wrenchingly heart warming. It gives you a deep sense of appreciation for culture, and the importance of loving those near to you while they’re still here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity and Addiction

Minor: Xenophobia and Racism

thundrflap's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Physical abuse, and Abortion

mayadelaine's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

Zauner will have you crying through every chapter. Emotionally exhausting but meaningfully reflective on mother-daughter relationships and on connection to culture.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, and Racism

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed and related to this. I'm also mixed Asian with an Asian immigrant mother so the love/relationship in the book is very similar to my own with my mom. My mom also told my sisters and me a very big secret/life event that shook us and reminded us that we dont know our mom like we think we do like the author's mom telling the author her secret. I also strongly related with the discussion of identity and the struggles of not being seen as enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Grief, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Racism, and Alcohol