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The hype is real. Such a beautiful book. I thought this would be a more challenging book for me due to personal experience with the subject matter (and it was tough in spots, especially the first chapter), but the main problem for me was how hungry this book made me!

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I don't rate memoirs but this was amazingly written and had such a profound effect on me. It has to be one of my favourite memoirs, despite not knowing who Michelle Zauner was prior to reading. I loved how raw Michelle was in her retelling of her and her parents' story, how she exposed the good and parts of herself in a way that was innately human. An interesting and complex representation of mother-daughter relationships and growing up Korean-American. At first, I wasn't sure about the non-linear retelling and, though maybe we did rehash the same events a couple times, I think it worked in favour of the story Michelle was portraying.

I would recommend this to anyone looking for a deep, emotional and real memoir, even if you aren't familiar with the author herself.

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5.0

This was a fantastic book. The people, the food, the grief. It felt almost as if I could feel the pain through the pages. I loved every minute of it, and now am tempted to look up Maangchi on Youtube and see if she is still there (if you know, you know). I am not mixed-race, nor am I Korean (or from anywhere in Asia), but this book made me feel almost seen. I've struggled with manic depression for most of my life and while Michelle Zauner never strictly addresses it, she does make it obvious that she is struggling. I would definitely recommend reading this book, no matter your circumstances or reading preferences <3

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4.0

An emotional book about grief and loss. It is incredibly relatable in many ways.

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4.0

For some reason, I did not have any clue what this book was going to be about. Completely ignoring the title, evidently, I thought I was going into a humorous, lighthearted story, about grocery shopping or something. Rather, if you're unsure about its topic, as I was, "Crying" is definitely the key word. {I cried many times myself, just experiencing this story secondhand.} It is about a difficult relationship and losing someone close to you. So close to you, they're really a part of you. It is so personal, it is difficult to even explain. I really felt the author's pain. It was quite the experience. I would recommend it to: anyone looking for emotions, humanity, vulnerability, something about the world, reflections on an interesting (in my opinion ofc) life, a complicated mother-daughter relationship, a story both of community and isolation, someone to tell you something deep, to draw tears from your eyes and feeling from your cold dead heart, someone to grieve with, someone to sing with, or someone to teach you about comfort food. This is a good choice for you, I swear.

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4.5

The very emotional tale of a woman's complicated relationship with her mother and how she navigated her mother getting cancer and passing away. I cried several times. It's also full of gorgeous descriptions of Korean food that make me want to visit Korea and eat everything.

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4.0

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4.0

Such a sad book but worth a read. Enjoyed the themes around food.

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