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rene_reads02's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction and Infidelity
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
abbycole's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Abortion
aliciae08's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abortion
katschkekat's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol
green_mm's review
4.0
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse and Racism
Minor: Addiction
pageafter_paige's review against another edition
5.0
Michelle opens up to us about being a mixed child and her relationship with her Korean mother. Much of their relationship centers around food which is a big theme throughout and definitely made me hungry. But to them it’s more than hunger. It’s culture, and connection to each other and their roots.
One of the most powerful displays of Michelle and her moms connection can be seen through Michelle’s first two words as a baby (iykyk). Even Michelle’s relationship with her father is somewhat run through her mother.
My favorite quote can be found in the last chapter: “If there was a god, it seemed my mother must have had her foot on his neck, demanding good things come my way. That if we had to be ripped apart right at our turning point, just when things were really starting to get good, the least god could do was make a few of her daughter’s pipe dreams come true.”
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
alex_johnson_2021's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Addiction and Death of parent
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, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Excrement
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation
mirandyli's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation
imaginaryisobel's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Infidelity and Abortion