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Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family by Madhushree Ghosh
1 review
bionerdatgc's review
emotional
informative
reflective
4.0
Ghosh weaves together threads from her childhood, early adulthood, and present day. Together with stories from others in the food world, she creates a tapestry vibrant with warmth, nostalgia, big personalities, and lots of emotion.
This book was less about her immigration experience than I expected, and yet, her immigrant status lends color to most of her stories. It's less about immigration and more about succeeding as an immigrant.
Her emotional expression carried me along with her on her highs and lows - until it pulled me down her own spiral and I almost had to stop reading because of the triggers. However, after a break, I continued on her journey and was rewarded with her pulling me out of the spiral again, just as she did for herself. She breaks, but then pieces herself back together into something new and stronger. Readers burdened with emotional trauma may have a hard time getting through later parts of her story. However, I feel like her victory over that trauma offers hope and healing.
Fair warning:Many of the trigger warnings I tagged come from other people’s stories woven throughout. The stories she takes from India's near history involve assassination, riots, and intense religious discrimination. Her own trauma stems from years of emotional abuse from her spouse, and more years trying to break free from it.
This book was less about her immigration experience than I expected, and yet, her immigrant status lends color to most of her stories. It's less about immigration and more about succeeding as an immigrant.
Her emotional expression carried me along with her on her highs and lows - until it pulled me down her own spiral and I almost had to stop reading because of the triggers. However, after a break, I continued on her journey and was rewarded with her pulling me out of the spiral again, just as she did for herself. She breaks, but then pieces herself back together into something new and stronger. Readers burdened with emotional trauma may have a hard time getting through later parts of her story. However, I feel like her victory over that trauma offers hope and healing.
Fair warning:
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, and Cursing
Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Animal death, Death of parent, Suicide, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, and Murder
Minor: Incest, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault
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