Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

498 reviews

michae1a's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

4.5⭐️ this book has a special place in my heart and I’m gonna carry it with me. so much raw emotion 🥺 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Body shaming, Grief, and Racism

seregelda's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

CW: cancer, child abuse, assault, r*pe mention

I'm not familiar with the author's music, so that didn't influence me at all. It was sad and makes me want to cherish my mom, a cancer survivor, all the more! Wish I could relate to all the food stories, but I still have yet to try kimchi (my sister thinks it will be too spicy for me).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Rape

daniofthewood's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, and Racism

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Excrement and Car accident

karie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Death of parent

bookish_jlp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A lush exploration of love, loss, grief, and finding oneself again in the places and foods that come after. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Infidelity and Abortion

anabmuqtar's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

annareads97's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

I was looking forward to reading this book for quite some time, and while it was not entirely what I expected, I very much enjoyed it. Michelle beautifully describes her complex relationship with her mother, with her Korean heritage, with grief, with love, and all of it is intricately woven into her relationship with the Asian comfort foods she grew up eating. I would call this a must read for anyone who grew up feeling caught between two identities, who is grieving the loss of a parent with whom they had a complicated relationship, or who simply wants to learn more about Asian American culture. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Car accident, and Alcoholism

caroline_rk's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

emfield's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Cancer

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Excrement