Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

32 reviews

spaceykaysee's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Rape

livruther's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Abortion

laur_astor's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Rape, Xenophobia, and Abortion

kingsteph's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Rape

mattyvreads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Abortion

chireadsandchill's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Infidelity, and Abortion

Minor: Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

I don't even really know what to say, but I will try to put something about the reading experience into words.

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Excrement

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation

kaisi's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Xenophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Rape and Abortion

rotatinglibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Excrement, Vomit, and Abortion

amberlou105's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Abortion