Reviews tagging 'Death'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

659 reviews

queeenbean16's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

lanayagraham's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

This was so heartbreaking, but beautifully written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcohol

martinatan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

you already know this book is perfect and no one can tell me otherwise

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Cursing, Dementia, Rape, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Drug use

karalyndawn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow this was so emotional and definitely hit me in my feels. I wasn’t expecting all the depth this book had. I ended up texting my mom halfway through to tell her how much I love her and everyone else should do the same after reading this! Michelle’s story was so heartbreaking and relatable. I didn’t know anything about Michelle before listening to the audiobook and I feel like she bared her soul to us. Normally I find memoirs boring but she kept me captivated the whole time with her life experience, being a mixed woman and of course all the descriptions of the delicious Korean foods. Seriously the book made me hungry. Although I am not Korean, as an asian and white woman I felt kindred to Michelle. A lot of her experiences as a mixed asian girl and woman are things I too experienced. I felt like I could relate to her a lot. I don’t know what else to say about this book besides read it. I would recommend this book over and over. The rawness left me speechless and I wish Michelle all the happiness.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Death of parent

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse

beancamille's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

saffyofthecakes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

anditsreal's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

Beautifully written. The audiobook version definitely enhanced the writing, the cadence, the alliteration. It felt like I was listening to art. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Death

tomususan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

lakeh's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective sad

5.0

Incredible. 

Zauner has such a rich story that she uses a few aspects of her life to tell; most of the book is about her relationship with food, and her relationship with her mother. I've never listened to a Japanese Breakfast song, but so little of the book was about Zauner the musical artist that it didn't matter at all. Despite having none of the tragedy in my own life, Zauner's experiences were incredibly relatable. When the book finished, I had to sit in it for a few minutes.

Listening to the audiobook of a memoir read by the author is my favorite way to experience a life story, and Zauner read this a very different way than I would have read the print edition. Not only is the book amazing, but the audiobook heightens it. Will be thinking about Crying in H Mart for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Death of parent