A review by machadamia
We Were Always Eating Expired Things by Cheryl Julia Lee

3.0

This book was written with such love and care I could feel it through the words. Some of them stood out some fell a little short. Much like our attempts at connecting with others, not every single piece would resonate. My favourite one would be This House Stands Divided, one written about her family which really reminds me of mine. Chopsticks touched me in a different way, after experiencing the death of 3 grandparents and going through that same motion thrice. Why, she asks and The lemon table both started and ended in unexpected ways. It's very easy to dismiss this book, some poems feels immature and childish even while others feels like a heavy burden. But recall what the book is about, our need for connection, and you'll realise that it has achieved what it set out to do.