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A review by krystalanddogs
Tastes Like War: A Memoir by Grace M. Cho
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
It's hard to rate or review memoirs. This one admittedly took me months to finish because the content can be heavy, but also it's hard to focus on the narration style for me unless I'm doing certain things or I wouldn't be in the mood to absorb the storytelling.
It's hard to describe exactly what this is about other than exploring the journey her mother, and women like her, have taken as being immigrant wives in mixed race military communities, being biracial and the experience of living in the communities of both halves, and mental health/aging- all woven together with different cultural experiences and told through the language of food and caretaking as a means of making it all work. When I tried explaining the themes of this book throughout the 3 times I checked it back out from the library, it sounds like there's too much going on but if weaves together very well in a way that isn't confusing to experience.
It's hard to describe exactly what this is about other than exploring the journey her mother, and women like her, have taken as being immigrant wives in mixed race military communities, being biracial and the experience of living in the communities of both halves, and mental health/aging- all woven together with different cultural experiences and told through the language of food and caretaking as a means of making it all work. When I tried explaining the themes of this book throughout the 3 times I checked it back out from the library, it sounds like there's too much going on but if weaves together very well in a way that isn't confusing to experience.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Sexism, Death of parent, War, Suicide attempt, Racism, Grief, Ableism, Eating disorder, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness