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A review by caseythereader
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
- CRYING IN H MART is a nuanced, painful, and loving exploration of complicated family dynamics, of finding your way back after a tumultuous adolescence, and grappling with the lost time.
- The writing is really stark - Zauner does not hide how awful her mother's illness was. Much of the book feels like her still fighting through her initial thoughts and feelings - it's all very close to the bone, still.
- As nearly every review has mentioned, the descriptions of cooking and food in this book are wonderful. I'm not terribly familiar with Korean food, and yet I still felt like I was right there in the kitchen with her.
- The writing is really stark - Zauner does not hide how awful her mother's illness was. Much of the book feels like her still fighting through her initial thoughts and feelings - it's all very close to the bone, still.
- As nearly every review has mentioned, the descriptions of cooking and food in this book are wonderful. I'm not terribly familiar with Korean food, and yet I still felt like I was right there in the kitchen with her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Moderate: Abortion and Drug abuse