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psellars11's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Car accident, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Body horror
theotherlindsay's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death and Cancer
thursdd4y's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
linearev's review against another edition
4.75
However, I was not in the slightest, ready, for the heavy hitting force of the fact, that this is a self biography. A portrait of no the the Korean minority in USA but also of a complicated relationship between a mother and daughter. A generational tradition of complicated love and amazing food. It introduces the reader to the inner workings of someone who is both rather relatable as she is partly American, yet also somewhat astranged (from someone who grew up so differently). And yet, the brilliance of her writing reveals itself by letting us into her Korean side and guiding us through that world. It left me feeling both entertained yet also more knowledgeable each time I finished a chapter. Because somehow she balanced this complicated self portrait with humor which created the sort of entertainment often found in fictional books.
All to say that this was very good. It sort of reminds me of the new and popular “I’m glad my mom died” which ironically takes the opposite stance of the maternal relation between the main people, yet left me with the same feeling of stepping out of the life of someone compelling and complicated. I liked it enormously and hope to read more from her soon.
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Vomit, and Terminal illness
mariball's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, and Death
ieotter13's review against another edition
5.0
the haverford and bryn mawr references towards the beginning were pretty cool to know — 100% a must read for bico students
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Medical content, and Cancer
Moderate: Body shaming, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Blood
Minor: Child abuse and Abortion
mikaylawood's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Cancer, and Death
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Blood, Excrement, and Animal death
afay0802's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Death
Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction
mrsmishler's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Medical content, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Racism and Abortion
llams's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Medical content, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Death, Racism, Vomit, Xenophobia, Car accident, Grief, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Gore, Death of parent, Cancer, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abortion