A review by desiree_reads
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

4β˜† Review:

β€œπ‘Ίπ’‚π’—π’† π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’˜π’‰π’†π’ π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’Žπ’π’•π’‰π’†π’“ π’…π’Šπ’†π’”.”

Let me start off by requesting you to please listen to the audiobook. I think it’ll leave a more lasting impression since the author themself is the narrator. 

The way Michelle describes the relationship between her mother and herself is so well put together. Her mother was a very strict, and at times cruel, woman. Though, she truly seemed to love her only daughter, but struggled to convey it. 

One way her mother showed her love for Michelle was through food.

β€œπ‘­π’π’π’… π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒂𝒏 π’–π’π’”π’‘π’π’Œπ’†π’ π’π’‚π’π’ˆπ’–π’‚π’ˆπ’† π’ƒπ’†π’•π’˜π’†π’†π’ 𝒖𝒔, 𝒉𝒂𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 π’”π’šπ’Žπ’ƒπ’π’π’Šπ’›π’† 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’ƒπ’π’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’π’ π’ˆπ’“π’π’–π’π’….”

While the grief is strong and very impactful, this book still managed to make me hungry. 

P.S. I’d never heard of Japanese Breakfast till now and will definitely be checking out their music soon!