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Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

Start date: January 1, 2025

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Jan 09, 2022 Irene rated it liked it

This is a grief memoir. It is well written, but I was not in the right psychic space for this account. In her mid-20s, as the author is starting life, pursuing a music career and moving toward marriage, her mother is ending life, dying of cancer. Learning of her mother’s diagnosis shifted the author from a rebellious adolescent to a devoted daughter. Essential to her grieving is an exploration of the Korean heritage of her mother, particularly the food.

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May 30, 2023 Angelica rated it it was amazing

For someone who has lost a parent, especially in their 20s-30s, this book is a gift. Like Michelle, I lost a parent to cancer. My dad was a year younger than her mom and though there were many differences and similarities in the experience, there are so many things that comforted me knowing that someone else truly knows how I feel. I hate writing in books, but in this one, I kept highlighting and circling phrases that made me smile, made a connection with me and chose not to highlight those that ...more

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Dec 15, 2023 Mina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audible, governerds

This memoir was lovely. Five Stars.
Very glad that I chose to listen to it.
Highly recommend.

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Aug 14, 2021 Karen marked it as dnf

Stopped at page 37 of 150 pages. Did enjoy learning about Korean food.

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Nov 09, 2024 Meera rated it it was ok

Shelves: non-fiction, memoir, audiobook

For a novel that should have made me sad, it didn’t move me at all. Perhaps the author might not have been the best narrator. I enjoyed the descriptions of food and learning more about the complexities of her parents’ relationship than anything else.

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