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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

26 reviews

booksarebae's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0


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idesofmarch's review

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.75


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seregelda's review

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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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jelkebooks's review

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

 This was an incredible memoir. The writing is just absolutely beautiful. The constant descriptions of food felt so real and passionate, but the descriptions of grief were also so incredibly real, and heartbreaking. I did sometimes get a bit lost in the writing, but I did think this was an incredible read.

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spaceykaysee's review

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dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0


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livruther's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

michelle zauner is a talented writer. for anyone who has ever gone through grief, she has a way of taking you right back there, which is a very difficult experience for the reader but a wonderful demonstration of zauner’s abilities. i loved the tidbits about her relationship and how peter was always there for her. also, i think this book has an iconic first sentence. i liked pretty much everything about it except for the essay “dark matter.” it just didnt feel as impactful as the others to me. 

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laur_astor's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
“Maybe I want wrinkles. Maybe I want reminders that I’ve lived my life!”

“She would always suffer to bring me comfort, that that was how you knew someone really loved you.”

It’s hard to say that I enjoyed this memoir because it’s so heartbreaking but Michelle’s story of her mom is also so beautiful in the face of so much sadness. (Definitely recommend the audiobook.) It’s hard to understand the love between a mother and daughter when you’re an outsider but Michelle’s wonderful writing about her mom makes you feel enough of their bond to experience her grief.

I haven’t listened to Japanese Breakfast, but now I have to!

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kingsteph's review

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emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75


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mattyvreads's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Zauner’s writing is impeccable: emotional, thought-provoking, witty. The book invites us to partake in her nostalgia for her home, her family, and the Korean dishes that connect her to her mom.

The story is heartbreaking and gorgeous. It is raw.

I enjoyed it immensely. 

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chireadsandchill's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.75


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