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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

314 reviews

donnanoble's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident and Abortion

tezariah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

brown_nat's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

k_a_i's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Really beautiful. The relationship between Michelle and her mother feels very similar to mine and my mom so reading this felt really tender during some bits. Really enjoyed this life story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Car accident, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

jelkebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

 This was an incredible memoir. The writing is just absolutely beautiful. The constant descriptions of food felt so real and passionate, but the descriptions of grief were also so incredibly real, and heartbreaking. I did sometimes get a bit lost in the writing, but I did think this was an incredible read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Abortion

theseniorswiftie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abortion, and Death of parent

bethsreading's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

This is a gorgeously written and heartbreaking memoir exploring the depths of family, grief, and trying to exist as yourself. Truly beautiful. 

(I do not give star ratings for memoirs) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Excrement, and Abortion

ruffian23's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Car accident, and Abortion

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

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: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Abortion, and Alcohol