Lisa analyzes Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, a memoir published in 2021 highlighting Michelle’s complicated relationship with her mom, Chongmi. Chongmi died when Michelle was just 25.
The two bonded over Korean food, and every time, Michelle enters the Korean grocery store H Mart, she weeps over the loss of her mom. She first wrote about crying in H Mart in 2018 in this New Yorker article.
Lisa ranked this book as her favorite book in 2021 and was quoted in this article discussing this book. Lisa re-read the book in 2023 in light of its popularity to analyze the book.
Books Discussed:
Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick
Tastes Like War: A Memoir by Grace M. Cho
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