Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

9 reviews

spaceykaysee's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Physical abuse

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: Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Medical content

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

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

I don't even really know what to say, but I will try to put something about the reading experience into words.

It was alright.  I teared up a few times.  The descriptions of food were verbose and evocative, sometimes excessively so.  I love Maangchi.

This is a story of grief and mourning, of finding your identity and how it changes as you grow, relationships and connections.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Excrement, and Fatphobia

Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Drug use, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexism

imrereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Drug use, and Grief

kcelena's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racial slurs, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, Grief, Infidelity, and Medical content

Moderate: Abortion

martachbc's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racial slurs

aus10england's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Car accident, and Racism

Minor: Abortion and Racial slurs

marss's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs