A review by eindranotkendra
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

I put off reading this book for so long because I was afraid of how much it would wreck me, and I'm disappointed in myself for not reading it sooner. I knew it would make me want to hug my mom the next time I see her, but this book also affirmed a concern of mine that I haven't really known how to talk about: a urgent need to learn my own family's recipes and recommitting to speaking our language so I have pieces of my parents' culture to keep with me and pass on to the next generation after they're gone. As heartbreaking as it was to read this, it also nourished something in me that I didn't know I needed, and I'm just deeply in awe of the skill Michelle Zauner possesses to create something like that.