Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

355 reviews

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

mandyjedi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Rape

hols_s's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, and Child abuse

edencameron's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Addiction, Cursing, Grief, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

l0v3lu's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Cancer

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Racism 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, Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Minor: Abortion, Xenophobia, and Rape

peachandmints's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Cancer, Car accident, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Child abuse, and Abortion

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

So beautifully written at times but very slow moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Cancer, and Grief

Minor: Abortion

isareader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

A heartbreaking yet informative memoir from Zauner that touches on culture, identity, grief, and caregiving. I found her descriptions of how unconditionally and unapologetically she showed love to her mom and vice versa so touching, tearing up multiple times. I sometimes struggled to understand the repetition of the detailed descriptions of food and some moments that felt a little untied to thoughts, but I will remember this book for a long time!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion and Body shaming