A review by skeltzer
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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5.0

Absolutely devastating. I had to slow down my reading because I started feeling this in my chest. It must have been cathartic for Zauner to write, and she writes grief very well. Reading this reminded me of how I felt when my father died. I also loved how prominently situated Korean cuisine was in this book. I loved the way food was written about, and I love that Zauner didn't try to explain every dish to us - I had to go look up some of the food. One lingering curiosity for me is how her family was able to afford so much - all the trips, the food, the really good insurance. I think this book is a good example of many things being true at once: your parent can be abusive, and they can also be a victim of abuse, and you can still love them, and you can also be a terrible child, and they can be a terrible person, and and and.
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