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lorepanda's review
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Cancer, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Addiction, Abortion, and Infidelity
afay0802's review
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Death
Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction
aksmith92's review against another edition
4.5
Michelle Zauner talks about her upbringing in this memoir—she's living a decent life and recognizes that, but somehow does not get along super well with her parents, particularly her mom. I don't know about you, but as a teenage girl once, this was highly relatable.
More importantly, though, this memoir talks about Michelle's identity as a half-Korean woman, trying to find solstice and being in the food she grew up hearing about and/or eating. She struggles regularly with her identity since she barely speaks the Korean language and only visits Korea every so often. And most important, this book is about dealing with grief and, acknowledging and accepting your past, and moving on from it during traumatic times. There is no mystery or spoiler here: Michelle talks about her family's experience with her mother's cancer diagnosis.
Michelle feels real in this book. She makes decisions you question and doesn't always know the answer. However, the heart in this book is so apparent, and it is simply moving. Not to mention all the incredible references to Korean recipes—this was SO good to add.
I do feel the 50-70% dragged just a little bit, but overall, this was an incredibly captivating story about a woman finding her own identity in massive grief while leaning on some of the most amazing food recipes she can to feel in her place and with her family. Highly recommend this memoir!
Graphic: Grief, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Racism, Medical content, and Car accident
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
Minor: Addiction
Addiction = not described, but talked about when describing someone's past. Also implied with a potential alcohol addiction.martinatan's review
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Cursing, Dementia, Rape, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Drug use
themeanfrench's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Cancer, and Medical content
Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol
pipisonstage's review
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Cancer
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Abortion, Drug use, and Addiction
lindcherry's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Grief
Moderate: Medical content and Blood
Minor: Abortion and Addiction
dandan10's review
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction
crieraylas's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, Grief, Death, Chronic illness, Racism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Addiction, Car accident, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Body shaming, and Eating disorder
Minor: Infidelity, Violence, and Abortion
dafni's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness
Minor: Racism and Addiction