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mheiling's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders
reading_and_rambling's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse and Alcoholism
mariahlindz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Death of parent
Moderate: Excrement and Vomit
Minor: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Drug use
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Addiction, Racism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Drug abuse and Infidelity
Minor: Abortion and Car accident
weaverca's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Drug use, Car accident, and Medical content
Minor: Abortion, Infidelity, Addiction, and Drug abuse
stephanieridiculous's review
4.0
A lovely exploration of identity, family, culture, and grief. While this book is heavy I didn't find it emotionally taxing. It's uplifting in the midst of it's weight, and Zauner is an exceptional story teller.
Aside from the primary topic of the book, parental death by cancer (which can get fairly graphic, but in a respectful way), the content warnings are somewhat mild. One very brief reference to past rape, references to drug/alcohol abuse, DV, occasional swear words, and this is the weirdest: there is one part where she compares something she's cooking to the consistency of male bodily fluids. Two references within a page of each other, so over quickly - but I won't be able to not think about that if I ever eat that food! I did put emotional abuse as a graphic content warning, but I suspect that's very cultural. The way Zauner explains her mother treated her would definitely classify as emotional abuse where I live, but I understand that's very different around the globe.
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical content, Cancer, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Addiction, Abortion, Alcoholism, Excrement, Vomit, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape
thewordsdevourer's review
4.0
i admire zauner not only for her courage in baring her vulnerabilities during a turbulent time in her life, but also her great writing and the ability to describe certain oft unspoken feelings and ties that are familiar and relatable to many, me included. the straddling of two cultures, never feeling fully whole in either; the complicated bonds and strains with her mother; grappling with adulthood, etc. like, i actually get it all, so painfully familiar they are.
ofc i'd be srsly remiss if i didnt mention how excellently described and explored food is in this memoir. the descriptions are deliciously drool-worthy, conjuring familiar dishes while also introducing newer, less famous yet equally interesting ones. the bonds and connections korean food and cooking allow the author to feel w/ her mother and korean culture also illustrate their importance in a larger personal context.
just like how zauner heals from eating and cooking, i also heal from reading this book.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Racism, Death, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion, Drug abuse, Car accident, Drug use, and Infidelity
hannah1734's review against another edition
4.75
Crying in H-Mart is great on its own, but discovering the author records music under Japanese Breakfest—a band I have been obsessed with recently—was amazing, and as soon as I found out, I started listening to their music while finishing the book (which is an experience I highly recommend). Seriously, what can Zauner not do?
Graphic: Death and Cancer
Minor: Drug abuse
alyx's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Body horror, Chronic illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Excrement, Cancer, Blood, Cursing, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug use, and Mental illness
Minor: Racism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Abortion
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