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Crying in H Mart

By: Michelle Zauner
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Summary

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

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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

©2021 Michelle Zauner (P)2021 Penguin Randomhouse LLC

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Great but difficult read

Good story and insight into Korean culture. But a difficult read for anyone who has lost their family or not seen them due to the pandemic. I struggled with this one a bit.

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Heart warming and sad

such a beautiful memoir, I just lost my mother 6 months ago so it was a hard read but it also reminded me that things will slowly start to fit in place.

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touching in places I would never expect

Mesmerising story that I could finish in one sitting. It perfectly demonstrated how food and family are in the centre of korean culture. Beautiful memoir of Michelle's mother.

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Heartbreaking and delicious at the same time

Michelle Zauer’s memoir is majestic. It breaks your heart and it makes you drool over the food she describes, all at the same time.

Her voice is so perfect to read it. So intimate. So personal.

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Absolutely phenomenal

This was absolutely phenomenal. For anyone who loves to learn about someone’s authentic life experience and it’s intricate beauty, and can appreciate the nuances of life and culture, this book is for you. I read it to better understand a loved one’s experience of parental loss, which I did, and I was surprised to additionally gain in-depth insight into life as an American with a mixed heritage. It’s also a book for you adore food.

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Fantastic and heart wrenching

Enjoyed the tone and style of this book. It was heartfelt and emotional about real life experiences, it made me feel like I was there.

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crying in my sick bed

I read this book as part of a book club. I didn't know from the title just how much it would grip my heart. I am an immigrant across the ocean from my family, I am also terminally ill. it's hard to come to terms with freshly 30 and dying fast from home and so many emotions I feel were perfectly encapsulated in this book. I cannot express how thankful I am to have been able to read it.

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Beautiful

What’s a gorgeous book.
It’s deep and light at the same time.
The profound relationship between food, culture, and familial bonds is so perfectly articulated. I want to eat Korean food forever and I plan to cherish my mum a whole lot harder while I can.
Thank you for this gift and for sharing your story. See you at one if your gigs very soon!
Thank you to my new person for sharing this with me, if they’re reading. ❤️‍🔥

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lovely lovely lovely

wonderful, evocative writing and deeply moving. Hands down one of the best memoirs I've ever read (or in this case listened to) with so much texture and depth to it. Highly recommend.

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Beautifully written and read

A heartbreaking story told beautifully; both intensely personal and touchingly familiar in how it portrays family, coming of age and grief

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