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ieotter13's review against another edition
5.0
the haverford and bryn mawr references towards the beginning were pretty cool to know — 100% a must read for bico students
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse and Abortion
llams's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abortion
aksmith92's review
4.5
Michelle Zauner talks about her upbringing in this memoir—she's living a decent life and recognizes that, but somehow does not get along super well with her parents, particularly her mom. I don't know about you, but as a teenage girl once, this was highly relatable.
More importantly, though, this memoir talks about Michelle's identity as a half-Korean woman, trying to find solstice and being in the food she grew up hearing about and/or eating. She struggles regularly with her identity since she barely speaks the Korean language and only visits Korea every so often. And most important, this book is about dealing with grief and, acknowledging and accepting your past, and moving on from it during traumatic times. There is no mystery or spoiler here: Michelle talks about her family's experience with her mother's cancer diagnosis.
Michelle feels real in this book. She makes decisions you question and doesn't always know the answer. However, the heart in this book is so apparent, and it is simply moving. Not to mention all the incredible references to Korean recipes—this was SO good to add.
I do feel the 50-70% dragged just a little bit, but overall, this was an incredibly captivating story about a woman finding her own identity in massive grief while leaning on some of the most amazing food recipes she can to feel in her place and with her family. Highly recommend this memoir!
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Fatphobia, Abortion, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction
Addiction = not described, but talked about when describing someone's past. Also implied with a potential alcohol addiction.martinatan's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Abortion, and Pregnancy
soyb3an's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, and Death of parent
themeanfrench's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Car accident, and Alcohol
cherie17's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Abortion
spellygirl's review against another edition
3.0
The audiobook was decently read, though I sped it up to 1.2, which I doesn't typically do. If you're into the topic and don't mind a lot of food descriptions, I would recommend giving it a try. I felt I learned more about Korean culture, and having issues communicating in your origin country. And of course the cancer journey and stuff, but I knew more about that to begin with. Overall I would probably have liked it better if it wasn't so hyped up and increased my expectations so much.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol
ju_harue's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
kathsia's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident