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Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

Start date: July 1, 2024

Finish date: August 1, 2024

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Sep 06, 2021 Beth Given rated it liked it

Michelle Zauner's mother died of cancer, and that's why she sometimes cries in the H Mart, the Korean supermarket that reminds her of her mom.

This grief memoir is incredibly well-written but also so heavy. The author chronicles her complicated relationship with her mother, her mother's fight with cancer in all its grisly details, and the grief afterward. Sometimes a book this candid is uncomfortable to read about, and while some of it resonated (my own dad died of cancer five years ago), there w ...more

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May 17, 2021 Amy Ellis rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this memoir of Michelle’s relationship with her Korean mother through childhood, terminal cancer, and most importantly, food. I loved reading about how she cooked Korean dishes during and after her mother’s illness. It is a bittersweet, beautifully written glimpse into a tender time of life.

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Mar 14, 2022 Melissa rated it it was amazing

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Grief is a bitch, Korea edition. This is a memoir about a Korean American woman and the death of her mother from cancer. Food is love. The author uses her mother's Korean dishes to feel close to her. It has a very conversational style to its prose. ...more

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Jul 19, 2024 Cari rated it it was amazing

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Amazing memoir that explores food, culture, personal growth, grief and - most importantly - a complex (aren’t they all?) and beautiful mother-daughter relationship. I laughed, cried, and called my own mother.

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