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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

274 reviews

donnanoble's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction

Minor: Abortion and Car accident

tezariah's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

brown_nat's review

reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Vomit

k_a_i's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Really beautiful. The relationship between Michelle and her mother feels very similar to mine and my mom so reading this felt really tender during some bits. Really enjoyed this life story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Racism, Abortion, and Car accident

jelkebooks's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Rape

theseniorswiftie's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

bethsreading's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

This is a gorgeously written and heartbreaking memoir exploring the depths of family, grief, and trying to exist as yourself. Truly beautiful. 

(I do not give star ratings for memoirs) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Grief, Vomit, Cancer, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness, Infidelity, Excrement, Abortion, and Racism

ruffian23's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Abortion, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

spaceykaysee's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape

cookieclutter's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

100% recommend the audiobook, as narrated by the author. I prefer reading memoirs this way especially if the author is the narrator as it adds a personal touch to the reading experience. It also helps with hearing how words are pronounced.

Zauner beautifully explores the mother-daughter relationship through the lens of a multiethnic family. As a second-gen immigrant & person of mixed ethnicity, I found myself relating a lot to Zauner, especially in the last two chapters. The emphasis on food served so much more to the story than just a way to make readers hungry. I often found myself craving the foods described while also experiencing the emotions felt by the author in each chapter. If you're searching for a food memoir with a bit of everything, consider checking out "Crying in H-Mart".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Abortion, Addiction, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, and Child abuse