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Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

Start date: July 1, 2024

Finish date: August 1, 2024

Discussion: Current Monthly Group Read

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Jan 13, 2022 Shannon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: botm-2022

Michelle Zauner is incredibly talented. I discovered her band Japanese Breakfast last year. Then, upon hearing rave reviews of Crying with H Mart and realizing it was her book, I decided to delve into it, even though I'm not a big memoir reader. I'm so so glad I did. The writing is beautiful, even breathtaking at times. Zauner shares emotional, intimate, authentic anecdotes and stories of growing up half-Korean in the United States, her fraught and intense relationship with her mother over the y ...more

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Apr 14, 2022 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, memoir-and-bio, non-fiction, food

My mom ate 1/4 cup of nuts every day, no more and no less. She drank two cups of tea from the same mug every day, black in the morning and herbal at night, both with honey. She loved salmon and spinach salads. She went through food phases, including red dyed pistachios, sunflower seeds, and raspberry Frusen Glädjé. She ate granola and drank fresh squeezed orange juice. She didn't really cook, but made the best red velvet cake and the butteriest popcorn. She called pasta salad, 'scroodle salad' a ...more

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Mar 31, 2025 Angie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio

I can't explain why I loved this book as much as I did. But I did! I enjoyed hearing it narrated by the author. I was fully engaged in the storytelling. Having lived in Hawaii for a few years with many Korean friends and connections, I loved hearing more about their culture. And when shopping in Costco the day after finishing the book and serendipitously being offered a sample of kimchi, I savored every taste and texture. :) ...more

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Feb 26, 2023 Judy added it

Shelves: food-cookbooks, memoir, stopped-reading

I didn’t finish this; while I enjoyed her description of her traditions, food culture, and family, it moved on to become a long, depressing account of her rocky relationship with her sick mother.

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