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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
2.5
It was alright. I teared up a few times. The descriptions of food were verbose and evocative, sometimes excessively so. I love Maangchi.
This is a story of grief and mourning, of finding your identity and how it changes as you grow, relationships and connections.
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death, Excrement, and Fatphobia
Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Drug use, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexism
bookishkale's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion, Racism, and Bullying
nialiversuch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Addiction, Abortion, Cursing, Car accident, Bullying, Xenophobia, and Vomit
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying
sundayray's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Mental illness, Abortion, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Car accident
ekmook's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Excrement, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abortion, and Alcohol
kingwow's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Medical content, Abortion, Alcoholism, Cancer, Bullying, Alcohol, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit
supernova_reader's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Xenophobia and Bullying
sarahsreadinglist's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, and Cancer
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Xenophobia, and Mental illness
Minor: Infidelity and Miscarriage
farncc's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cursing
Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, and Vomit