A review by franksfiction
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
 
 * This is my opinion; I encourage readers to read anything they want. * 

I truly don’t know how to rate this book. It’s a weird feeling, anyway, writing a review on someone writing about their own life. I’ve heard many good things about “Crying in H Mart” that I wanted to read myself. 

I enjoyed the writing style. I saw some reviewers say it wasn’t written well, but I thought the personalness and vulnerability Zauner’s writing has to offer were great. If you have lost your mother, this will be a challenging and potentially triggering book to read. The biggest issue I have with rating this book is Michelle’s mother. In my opinion, she’s awful and downright abusive. Any of my Korean friends I’ve made, though, their mothers have treated their children similarly (but not to the point that Michelle’s mother gets to). 

I read some reviews saying that this book felt more like a therapy exercise for Zauner, a cathartic experience not meant for millions of people to read, and I agree. I also don’t know what to say about the course the book decides to take. I don’t know what it is, but it feels wrong to rate this book, and I hope Michelle Zauner is doing amazing. 

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