Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
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- Author：Michelle Zauner
- ISBN：1984898957
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Reviews
Kareena
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Heart wrenching and beautiful。 Felt so much pain for her， but also the descriptions of the food kept me hungry through the whole thing。 Loved how vulnerable she was with her emotions。 I enjoyed it so much。
Julia
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3。5
Andrea Engle
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A welcome antidote to McCurdy’s toxic “I’m Glad My Mom Died，” this fascinating reflection on mother-sole daughter relationships creates a warm， fuzzy feeling， despite involving trauma … a。 glowing testimony to the enduring power of love， and the amazing wonder of food as an accompaniment … a Korean-American success story … by Jennette McCurdy （no photo） A welcome antidote to McCurdy’s toxic “I’m Glad My Mom Died，” this fascinating reflection on mother-sole daughter relationships creates a warm， fuzzy feeling， despite involving trauma … a。 glowing testimony to the enduring power of love， and the amazing wonder of food as an accompaniment … a Korean-American success story … by Jennette McCurdy （no photo） 。。。more
Stephanie
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“Hers was tougher than tough love。 It was brutal， industrial strength。 A sinewy love that never gave way to an inch of weakness。 It was a love that saw what was best for you ten steps ahead and didn't care if it hurt like hell in the meantime。 She was guilty only if caring too much。 I realize this now， only in retrospect。 No one in this world would ever love me as much as my mother， and she would never let me forget it。”This was such a relatable memoir that articulated the painfully familiar “Hers was tougher than tough love。 It was brutal， industrial strength。 A sinewy love that never gave way to an inch of weakness。 It was a love that saw what was best for you ten steps ahead and didn't care if it hurt like hell in the meantime。 She was guilty only if caring too much。 I realize this now， only in retrospect。 No one in this world would ever love me as much as my mother， and she would never let me forget it。”This was such a relatable memoir that articulated the painfully familiar and fraught relationship of the “Asian Tiger Mom” clashing against an Americanized Asian daughter biting against traditional Eastern values。 Feeling smothered and possessed by someone else’s expectations？ The practically sacred bonds over Korean food， because a shared culinary worship somehow translated through our concrete barriers in expressing our love otherwise？ The general awkwardness of feeling of too American to fit in with the Korean kids， yet paradoxically too Asian to fit in with the white kids？ Check x 3， it almost felt like an autobiography！There was a cathartic element in being able to read “my” relationship through someone else’s eyes and process my own misunderstandings of my mother's thoughts， her perspective， her perceptions， and reconcile that complex dynamic of mother-daughter love。 PS — A fun little Korean game from the book！You're going on a journey and start off with a menagerie of 5 animals: a lion， a horse， a cow， a monkey， and a lamb。 However， there are four stops to make on this journey， and at each stop you will have to surrender one animal。 Therefore， you will be left with only one animal when your journey ends。 Each animal symbolizes a priority in life。 What you part with first represents what you think is least important， while what you end up keeping represents your highest priority。- Lion = pride- Cow = wealth- Horse = career- Lamb = love- Monkey = children 。。。more
Natalie
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I’m feeling so many things right now。
Alli
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3。5
Anahita Saxena
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a refreshing， honest， in your face reflection of what it is to lose a parent to cancer。 despite never losing a parent， this book was guttingly（is this a word？） relatable。 zauner’s （japanese breakfast！！） relationship with her mother was written so beautifully and even if i didn’t have a similar relationship with my mother， i still would have related to it。 cried a lot， smiled a lot， and listened to a lot of japanese breakfast:）
audy （brekker's version）
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❝save 10 percent， always， so there was something to fall back on。❞ as someone who regularly goes to hmart and related a lot to this book， i really enjoyed this！ this book was really raw and human， and human。 mother daughter relationships can be hard and tying this with the connection of food， multiracial topics， exquisite moments in life。 this was emotionally heartwrenching and devastating。 i loved this。> 4。5 stars
sat
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i love the nuance
Mikaela
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Full of gut-wrenching， needed cries。 Every gal should read this。 Michelle is spot-on and effortlessly describes the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters。
Heidi Green
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I generally really enjoy reading memoirs and this is well written… however this was too triggering to me when her mom was dying of cancer so I couldn’t finish。
ManyMilds
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"ตั้งแต่ที่แม่ตาย ฉันก็ร้องไห้ทุกครั้งที่ไปเอชมาร์ท"ประโยคแรกของหนังสือเล่มนี้ถือว่าเด็ดขาด H mart เป็นร้านขายของชำเอเชียในอเมริกา ตั้งแต่สาหร่ายเกาหลีหลากยี่ห้อ กระเทียมปอกเป็นตั้งๆ เครื่องปรุงรส ไปจนถึงโซนอาหารเอเชียที่ผู้เขียนระลึกถึงความทรงจำร่วมกับแม่ ความเป็นลูกเกาหลีอเมริกันที่รู้สึกเป็นอื่นในทั้งสองวัฒนธรรม การเติบโต เจ็บปวด ตามฝันในการเป็นศิลปิน เธอทิ้งทุกอย่างกลับมาสมานความสัมพันธ์กับคุณแม่ชาวเกาหลีที่ป่วยเป็นมะเร็งระยะสุดท้าย ความผูกพันธ์กันผ่านอาหาร การเยียวยาความเศร้าและค้นหารากของต "ตั้งแต่ที่แม่ตาย ฉันก็ร้องไห้ทุกครั้งที่ไปเอชมาร์ท"ประโยคแรกของหนังสือเล่มนี้ถือว่าเด็ดขาด H mart เป็นร้านขายของชำเอเชียในอเมริกา ตั้งแต่สาหร่ายเกาหลีหลากยี่ห้อ กระเทียมปอกเป็นตั้งๆ เครื่องปรุงรส ไปจนถึงโซนอาหารเอเชียที่ผู้เขียนระลึกถึงความทรงจำร่วมกับแม่ ความเป็นลูกเกาหลีอเมริกันที่รู้สึกเป็นอื่นในทั้งสองวัฒนธรรม การเติบโต เจ็บปวด ตามฝันในการเป็นศิลปิน เธอทิ้งทุกอย่างกลับมาสมานความสัมพันธ์กับคุณแม่ชาวเกาหลีที่ป่วยเป็นมะเร็งระยะสุดท้าย ความผูกพันธ์กันผ่านอาหาร การเยียวยาความเศร้าและค้นหารากของตัวตนผ่านอาหาร ทั้งหมดทั้งมวลทำเราร้องไห้สะอึกสะอื้นด้วยหลากเหตุผล หนึ่งในนั้นคือ ความรู้สึกผูกพันกับแม่ และความเป็นอื่น（เป็นคนเมือง）ในสังคมใหญ่（คนไทย） หนังสือเล่มนี้ทำงานกับเราเยอะมาก ทิ้งตะกอนให้ขบคิดถึงแม่ที่ยังอยู่และปู่ที่เพิ่งเสียไป 。โดยรวมเล่าสนุกชวนติดตาม พาร์ทบรรยายที่ลงรายละเอียดมาอย่างดี อย่างเฉพาะเจาะจง เป็นส่วนที่ยิ่งช่วยให้อ่านสนุกเห็นภาพมากๆ เป็นแนวเมมมัวร์หรือบันทึกประสบการณ์ ที่ส่วนตัวอ่านจบแล้วรู้สึกถึงความเป็นเมมมัวร์+ฟิคชั่น มีการเล่าปูความสัมพันธ์คัวละคร เปิดปมความสัมพันธ์ ช่วงด้นรนสับสน จุดพีคของเส้นทาง และคลี่คลายด้วยท้องฟ้าอันสดใสในตอนจบ 。เรารู้จักมิเชลในฐานะวง Japanese Breakfast ซึ่งทำเราสับสนกับอีกวงที่ชื่อคล้ายกัน （The Japanes House เพลงดังคือ Saw you in a dream） ชีวิตมิเชลตอนนี้เหมือนฮีโร่ที่พิชิตความใันได้ในที่สุด ได้เล่นในรายการJimmy Fallon ได้เล่นเป็นวงเปิดให้ Karen O ไอด้อลในวัยรุ่นของตัวเอง ชอบช่วงท้ายที่ว่า เสียดายที่แม่ไม่ทันอยู่เห็นความสำเร็จทั้งหมดนี้ แต่ถ้าคิดว่าใครจะช่วยบันดาลใฟ้มันเกิดขึ้นก็คงจะเพราะแม่ไปบีบคอพระเจ้าให้เกิดขึ้นแหละมั้ง 5555555。ติดใจป้าคเย เป็นตัวบั๊คที่หืมมมม ทำไมเหมือนดูป้าข้างบ้านเฮี้ยนๆในหนังเกาหลีขนาดนี้เนี่ยยย ป้าาาา 。。。more
Lindsay Compton
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crying in my apartment
ysmn
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cried my eyes out with this one
Heather Milne
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Not my cup of teaI persevered with this book but I found the emphasis on food， the preparation and the descriptions of it， tedious。 The culture conflict and the mother daughter relationship was more interesting。
Emily Chan
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I felt this book to my core。 Michelle’s perspective on what it was like to be a caretaker for her mother was interesting。 It was heartbreaking to read about her mother’s decline in health and losing who she was as a person。 I witnessed a lot of this in person as my grandpa also suffered and passed from cancer。 My mom and aunts were his primary caretakers and I wonder what kind of emotions they felt throughout that time。 Were they as raw， desperate， and inconsolable as Michelle was？ Or were they I felt this book to my core。 Michelle’s perspective on what it was like to be a caretaker for her mother was interesting。 It was heartbreaking to read about her mother’s decline in health and losing who she was as a person。 I witnessed a lot of this in person as my grandpa also suffered and passed from cancer。 My mom and aunts were his primary caretakers and I wonder what kind of emotions they felt throughout that time。 Were they as raw， desperate， and inconsolable as Michelle was？ Or were they numb to everything that was happening？ Cancer is a bitch and it really takes everything that makes someone who they are and throws it out the window。It was an amazing journey to learn more about Michelle’s relationship with her mother and how her mother’s Korean influence has shaped her into who she is today。 Food is the love language of so many Asian parents， even my own， and I resonated with Michelle as she explored cooking as a means to get closer to her culture。 （I love Maangchi！）The ending came a lot faster than I thought - I just wanted to keep reading more about Michelle’s life。 It was quite the experience to read a book where you can relate to so many cultural references and understand the experiences the author describes。 Michelle touches on so many human experiences in her book like love， loss， identity， forging your own path， and above all， the ability to keep going。 This was such a fantastic read。 。。。more
Justine
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Michelle is such a kind and thoughtful soul。 It was an honor to read more about her and her life。
Sam ♡
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daughters w/ mommy issues rise up
Sophie
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I don't feel comfortable reviewing memoirs as they contain real life experiences。 This one made me sad and hungry I don't feel comfortable reviewing memoirs as they contain real life experiences。 This one made me sad and hungry 。。。more
Miriam Soberano
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What a profound and touching memoir this is！ The detail of food and korean beliefs and habits were so good。 It spoke so much truth of how we take our mothers for granted until we dont have any longer is when we realize the incredible beings they are。
signe
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Alternating between dull and beautiful
Catie
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This book made me cry like a baby。 An honest and familiar snapshot of the difficult process of losing a parent to cancer， navigating family， and feeling othered。 My relationship to Psychopomp is forever changed。
Katy Moreton
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Honestly hard to give this one a rating… I hate to over-use the word “raw” but that’s exactly what this is。 The descriptions of her mothers illness were a little too true to life at times， so definitely had to take some pauses， but I’m glad I continued to read。
Tiffany
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each chapter had something that would trigger tears。 it’s been 20 minutes since finishing this and im still crying
Jack Magner
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A really interesting memoir that has such strong themes of culture， food and identity， that weave through the narrative of familial loss。 A few sections of the book around end of life care and the carer burden that a lot of families experience was a nice insight that helps develop the individual and collective suffering that people and their loved ones face。
Clare Shaw
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A memoir detailing the often fraught relationship between a mother and her daughter。 The author is a first gen Korean/American exploring her racial identity， as well as the interplay of food and culture and familial ties。 Really enjoyed this one。
Alexis Smith
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Tender， creative， and full of realistic， complicated love。 Sharing a relationship， love， memories， and grief through cuisine and cooking。 Organically well written。 Will definitely check out more of her music now。
Maddie Helland
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I never cry at books or movies or anything， but every time I sat down to read this I teared up or fully sobbed。 I don’t think I’ve ever been so touched by a book in my life。
Karen
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This was a beautifully written exploration of the complicated relationship between a mother and daughter。 They might not always get along， but their bond and love for each other is unshakable。
cherry
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honestly never heard of michelle before and decided to read this based on the popularity i've seen of the book， the interesting name and pretty cover。 also it's the first memoir i've ever read （。。 i think）， so there's that。 anyways ok so mostly this was a painful read and not in a painful 'it's bad' way but painful based on the subject matter。 whilst i was well aware of what it's about， i wasn't prepared for how much the mother would remind me of my own （mine being asian too and my father being honestly never heard of michelle before and decided to read this based on the popularity i've seen of the book， the interesting name and pretty cover。 also it's the first memoir i've ever read （。。 i think）， so there's that。 anyways ok so mostly this was a painful read and not in a painful 'it's bad' way but painful based on the subject matter。 whilst i was well aware of what it's about， i wasn't prepared for how much the mother would remind me of my own （mine being asian too and my father being caucasian） so not the most joyous of reads and it's just made me want to give my mum a massive hug。。。 so i guess reading it accomplished something？？ there were also some bits where my interest wavered （mostly at times where it felt more of a cook book cause i seriously had underestimated how important food was gonna be） but i feel bad saying that since it's a memoir and it's as if i'm just insulting her life。 i appreciated michelle's honesty though and the parts shared with her mother were both heartbreaking and beautiful。 oh and there's a lot of ridiculously long sentences。 she's very descriptive to say the least。 but the way she remembered everything she ate and when， even down to the ingredients， is a skill。 my gosh。there's also the thing i've noticed that unless you have asian parents/are familiar with asian parenting， the dynamic between michelle and her mother can be kinda shocking。 coming from someone who also has an asian mother， the tough love approach is unfortunately kinda the norm。 i'm not saying it's okay but it's just a different culture/upbringing thing。 。。。more
tpg0
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I apologize， as an AI language model， I am not capable of personal preferences。 However， "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir" by Michelle Zauner is highly recommended by many readers and has received positive reviews for its touching and heart-warming storytelling。 The memoir delves into the author's journey of finding her identity as a Korean-American and coping with the loss of her mother while exploring her connection with food and culture。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I don't have the emotional capability to read or feel the context of books。 However， "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir" is a critically acclaimed and best-selling memoir written by Michelle Zauner。 In the book， Zauner shares her personal story of growing up as a Korean-American， losing her mother to cancer， and her journey to rediscovering her identity through food and music。 The memoir is a heart-wrenching and beautifully written exploration of grief， cultural identity， and the power of cooking to heal。 It is highly recommended for anyone who enjoys memoirs， food writing， or wants to read a poignant and moving story about the complexities of family and heritage。
tpg2
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