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flamesocks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Abortion
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
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Abortion
Minor: Drug abuse and Physical abuse
aksmith92's review against another edition
4.5
Michelle Zauner talks about her upbringing in this memoir—she's living a decent life and recognizes that, but somehow does not get along super well with her parents, particularly her mom. I don't know about you, but as a teenage girl once, this was highly relatable.
More importantly, though, this memoir talks about Michelle's identity as a half-Korean woman, trying to find solstice and being in the food she grew up hearing about and/or eating. She struggles regularly with her identity since she barely speaks the Korean language and only visits Korea every so often. And most important, this book is about dealing with grief and, acknowledging and accepting your past, and moving on from it during traumatic times. There is no mystery or spoiler here: Michelle talks about her family's experience with her mother's cancer diagnosis.
Michelle feels real in this book. She makes decisions you question and doesn't always know the answer. However, the heart in this book is so apparent, and it is simply moving. Not to mention all the incredible references to Korean recipes—this was SO good to add.
I do feel the 50-70% dragged just a little bit, but overall, this was an incredibly captivating story about a woman finding her own identity in massive grief while leaning on some of the most amazing food recipes she can to feel in her place and with her family. Highly recommend this memoir!
Graphic: Grief, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Racism, Medical content, and Car accident
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
Minor: Addiction
Addiction = not described, but talked about when describing someone's past. Also implied with a potential alcohol addiction.lanayagraham's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcohol
martinatan's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Cursing, Dementia, Rape, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Drug use
themeanfrench's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Cancer, and Medical content
Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol
pipisonstage's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Cancer
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Abortion, Drug use, and Addiction
emilyharmonica's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Racism, Infidelity, Alcohol, Excrement, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Grief, Drug use, and Abortion
spellygirl's review against another edition
3.0
The audiobook was decently read, though I sped it up to 1.2, which I doesn't typically do. If you're into the topic and don't mind a lot of food descriptions, I would recommend giving it a try. I felt I learned more about Korean culture, and having issues communicating in your origin country. And of course the cancer journey and stuff, but I knew more about that to begin with. Overall I would probably have liked it better if it wasn't so hyped up and increased my expectations so much.
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness
Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, Alcoholism, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, and Animal death