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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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psellars11's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

An incredibly poignant memoir, I chose to read this as an audiobook which was narrated by the author herself. It made the book more personal and enjoyable for me. Do not read this if you are triggered by death, cancer, graphic descriptions of grief, and or medical emergencies. I am pretty sensitive to that stuff, but I pushed through and it was worth it.

I didn’t realize Michelle Zauner had written this book - it was always on my list because I am part white and Asian and I thought the discussions of Asian culture and family relationships would be interesting to me. It definitely was, and it really highlights the trauma evident in many Asian households and the rigid relationships parents and children have, especially dealing with their lives in America. Zauner writes so eloquently, touching on many trying and traumatic aspects of growing up biracial in America, from having few friends, to rebelling against Asian culture, to wistfully regretting that rebellion as an adult, and trying to reclaim and recapture that identity again later on. The loss of connection to your Asian family, the desire to be conventionally beautiful in either white or Asian culture, and so on. Additionally, the importance of food is woven throughout, as it’s emblematic of Korean culture and her relationship with her mother.

This book will make you cry. I cried at least 4-5 times when the grief was discussed and her mother’s death. I knew it was inevitable but it still hurt me nonetheless. It was incredibly cathartic and if you are in the right headspace- this is an incredible, touching read. It ended on a positive note highlighting Zauner’s relationship with Peter and their success in their band, Japanese Breakfast. I loved the homage to her mother with the cover of the album too.

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emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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ieotter13's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

what a gorgeous book, words flowing from story to story, a deeply personal insight into michelle’s life and journey through grief.

the haverford and bryn mawr references towards the beginning were pretty cool to know — 100% a must read for bico students

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