Crying in H Mart
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Michelle Zauner
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Michelle Zauner
About this listen
Read by the author, Michelle Zauner, lead vocalist of Japanese Breakfast.
'A story that is both beautiful and heartbreaking; it is as raw as it is precious. I bawled my eyes out, but I also loved it and I hope you do too.' – Dua Lipa
From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, deeply moving memoir about growing up mixed-race, Korean food, losing her Korean mother, and forging her own identity.
'Incredible . . . It absolutely wrecked me . . . So, so emotional' – Natalie Portman
'Crying In H Mart destroyed me . . . It’s fantastic.' – Olivia Rodrigo
'As good as everyone says it is and, yes, it will have you in tears. An essential read for anybody who has lost a loved one, as well as those who haven't' – Marie Claire
In this story of family and food, grief and joy, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humour and heart, she tells of growing up the only Asian-American kid at her school; of struggling with her mother’s expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother’s tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live.
It was her mother’s diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.
Vivacious and honest, Michelle Zauner’s voice is as alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes, Crying in H Mart is an audiobook to cherish and share.
*Crying in H Mart was a #1 New York Times bestseller w/c 17.04.2023
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- 05-11-21
Touching and soulful
An endearing and heartwrenching account of grief and finding ourselves in the people we love.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-12-21
Heart-wrenching and honest
I think it takes a lot to write about something so personal.Hearing the story out loud in the writer's own voice adds to the experience. definitely worth your time! Also, provides an interesting glimpse into Korean culture, in a way it isn't usually portrayed.
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- Mia_Black
- 04-07-23
A beautiful Memoir
Mother-Daughter relation, Korean culture, korean food and delicacy mentions such beautiful memoir. Full of emotions, love for both mom and food. Beautiful written and the narration is also very calm and serene to hear. Lots of korean words used but also explained in english. Loved listening it.
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- HU
- 31-03-23
A beautiful memoir and an ode to Michelle's mother
The book starts with her narrating how H Mart (H standing for Han Ah Reum, a Korean phrase meaning "one arm full of groceries"), the local Korean supermarket, is not just a market but her last connection to her mother's culture. How the other patrons remind her of her own memories with her mother and how she's strangely jealous and hateful towards them.
We learn of Michelle's life and the constant duality she has to live in - her mother's Korean culture and her father's American lifestyle. How she was called pretty in Seoul thanks to the extra fold over her eyelids, but always received curious glances from her American school mates wondering where she was from.
I found the book relatable in many ways - the way Michelle is obsessed with her parents as any young single child is, and how she finds her mother's love irritating and coddling as any teenager does. But unlike other 20 year olds, she's forced to grow up faster than others and bear the unimaginable pain of supporting her mother as she battles cancer.
One of the main themes of the book is their shared love for korean food and despite the somber theme, I couldn't help but salivate. I would recommend listening to the book, especially for the correct pronunciation of the Korean words.
I didn't pick up this book for so long because I don't like reading sad books. But I'm glad I gave in to the rampant reviews. I read this as part of Women's History Month too. It's not a sad book entirely per say. But the first and the last chapters are major tear jerkers and my advice would be to just give in and cleanse yourself.
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- Risha
- 27-09-23
touching and emotional
what a beautiful and raw account of loss and tragedy and the exploration of cultural fusion and identity
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