Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

114 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This book resonated with me because even now, I find connection to my dad through the foods he liked, that we shared. Food was always big and important, albeit not always fancy, in our household; much the same as food was so important in Michelle’s household growing up. If you’ve lost a parent, I think this book will have something relatable for you in it. I felt deeply touched by the author’s willingness to expose so much of herself and the love she has for her mother in this memoir. I truly felt connected to their family through the stories she shared. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

tatyclj's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

megsrowley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

blairnecessities's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

haleymaple's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

5.0

Beautifully written and honest tribute to a mother and the moments that connect us to our parents, as well as the authors connection to Korean culture. Loved this. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcoholism

sydneymunkey's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abortion, and Alcohol

angstyevie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Abortion

sarahehsan's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Death of parent

peppers_books's review against another edition

5.0

wow  that shit hurted

anyways,,
one thing i noticed is that it felt like she jumped around different periods of her life for no rhyme or reason and would drop random information on us unexpectedly. like it's present day, then we're back ten years, oh and btw they have a family dog! it might not seem important but it made the experience seem disjointed and broke up the flow of the book. the biggest thing though was when she just dropped a relatively detailed description of her fathers abusive childhood? i didn't understand the purpose and it was honestly kind of shocking to just be like bam! terrible thing that doesn't expand on what is currently being talked about. okay moving on.

at that point i almost considered dnfing but i decided to keep going because i've heard such good things. i'm glad i kept going because the rest was so heart wrenching, real, and raw that for a moment i held a part of her grief. as a reader, i felt honored to be trusted with such a vulnerable part of her life. her thoughts and emotions felt so genuine and open, like nothing was sugar coated, even if the truth was ugly. i really admired that and it made me realize that this is a memoir and michelle zauner is not an author day to day. the point of the book isn't to have spectacular writing and structure! i got what i needed out of the reading experience and that was all that mattered.

i am korean as well and that is such a big part of her identity, so this book is special to me in its own way. i could connect with and see my own experience reflected back which made it more impactful.

i will say, a huge huge warning for death of a parent due to cancer. as i mentioned, nothing felt sugar coated so all the ugly realities of illness and grief and anger are there in plain sight.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Fatphobia

Minor: Child abuse

laeley's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent