Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
The must-read memoir of family, food, and finding oneself from the Grammy-nominated indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame. Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart is an unflinching and unforgettable book to cherish, share, and reread.
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The duality of being angered, annoyed, and fed up with your mother while loving her more than anything in the world is something I related to in Michelle’s writing. A quote stuck out to me that encapsulates the feeling of being with someone in grief. “When one person collapses, the other instinctively shoulders their weight.”
I love how Michelle is searching for her own identity after the death of her mother. The appreciation of her culture and her life as a musician!
The story is compelling, and there were moments so vivd that I felt like I was watching a wreck. But there were definite holes in the story that would have helped us to understand the author's mother better. What was her mother's upbringing? Why did Michelle have a breakdown in high school? All in all, I'm glad I read it but I found it to be a somewhat strange tale.
I really really really wanted to love this book but I couldn’t. I think the family dynamics are very interesting along with the tidbits about Korean culture. But I did feel like the book was just chapters on chapters of word vomit about food and I am not a food person.
This line was particularly heartbreaking:
“Stop crying! Save your tears for when your mother dies.”
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