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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, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death, Excrement, and Fatphobia
Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Drug use, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexism
bookishkale's review
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion, Racism, and Bullying
nialiversuch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Addiction, Abortion, Cursing, Car accident, Bullying, Xenophobia, and Vomit
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying
sundayray's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Mental illness, Abortion, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Car accident
ekmook's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Excrement, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abortion, and Alcohol
kingwow's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Medical content, Abortion, Alcoholism, Cancer, Bullying, Alcohol, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit
supernova_reader's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Xenophobia and Bullying
sarahsreadinglist's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, and Cancer
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Xenophobia, and Mental illness
Minor: Infidelity and Miscarriage
farncc's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cursing
Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, and Vomit