Reading Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner’s examination of her relationship with her mother in the aftermath of her early death from cancer, it was impossible for me not to psychoanalyze the author and eventually it became impossible for not to psychoanalyze myself as well. In all it made this book about a necessarily heavy topic a rather burdensome read and not one I particularly enjoyed. Zauner, the lead singer of the pop band Japanese Breakfast, grew up in Oregon with her Caucasian father and […]

I honestly don’t know what to say about this beyond the fact that it was raw, emotional, and just a lovely memoir. Michelle Zauner does a great job of showing us readers all the ways that her mother and food impacted her life. And she provides insights into her mother’s family, as well as her mother and father. This book honestly had me missing my mother the entire time I read it. And as I thought of her, I also realized how much food came […]

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