Classify this review as either positive or negative and explain your response: I bought the audiobook for my book club, which I highly recommend. Zauner voices it herself and you can hear the emotion in her retelling so well, and it's a huge bonus to hear the Korean pronunciation if you're not Korean yourself. Overall I thought this book was very real, and showed all of the lovely parts of her relationship with her mother and the pain alongside it. I loved the food motif throughout the book and think many people will find it relatable. I love Korean food, but for a few people this was their first introduction to the cuisine and culture, and it got them to try Korean food for the first time. This book will probably make you cry!!

The only critique I had of it was I thought it was a little too unstructured. I listened to it with my partner and they found the first opening chapters hard to get into since Zauner starts off with a very wide view of her story/relationship with her mother/her feelings. Once she gets into the chronological-ish parts you get totally roped in. Don't expect a "satisfying" ending, because there is no "close" to her story. Her life is obviously ongoing and there are still feelings she's grappling with. It would be impossible to wrap up neatly!

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is samiksha ko yaa to sakaaratmak yaa nakaaratmak ke rup main vargeekrut karen or apni pratikriya kii vyakhya karen: maine apane book club ke liye audiobook kharida, jisaki main atyadhik anushansa karata hum.Zauner ne ise swayan awaz di or aap uski ritiling main bhaavana ko itani acchhee tarah se sun sakate hai, or yadi aap khud korian nahin hai, to korian uccharan ko sunne ke liye yah ek bahut bada bonus he.kul milakar mujhe laga ki yah pustak bahut vaastavik he, or uski maan ke saath uske rishte ke sabhi pyaare hisson or iske saath dard dikhaaya.mujhe puri kitaab main food motiff pasand tha or lagata he ki bahut se log ise bharosemand paaenge.mujhe korian bhojan bahut pasand he, lekin kuch logon ke liye yah bhojan or samskruti ke liye unka pehla parichay tha, or yah unhen pehali baar korian bhojan kii koshish karne ke liye mila.yah pustak shaayad aapako roegi !!

mere paas ekmaatr samalochna thi jo mujhe laga ki yah thodaa bahut asanrachit tha.maine apane saathi ke saath isaki baat suni or unhone pehali shuruaati adhyyon ko paaya kyonki zuner apni maa/apni bhaawanaaon ke saath apni kahani/rishte ke bare main bahut vyapak drishy ke saath shuru karata he.ek baar jab vah kalanukramik-ish bhaagon main ho jaati he, to aap puri tarah se ropit ho jate hai. "santoshjanak" samaapt hone kii ummid na karen, kyonki uski kahani ke liye koi "kareeb" nahin he.uskaa jivan spasht rup se chal rahaa he or abhi bhi bhavanaaen hai jo vah jujh rahi he.bade karine se lapetna asambhav hoga!
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yah zyaadaatar sakaaratmak samiksha he.sameekshak maan-beti ke rishte main achche or bure donon hisson ke chithran main pustak ko pramanik paata he.unhone bhojan kii akruti ko bharosemand paaya or nae darshakon ke liye korian vyanjanon or samskruti kii shuruuaat kii.ve praarambhik asanrachit adhyyon kii aalochana karte hai, lekin katha ke kalanukramik hone ke baad kahani ko or adhik tallin paaya jaataa he.ek nirnaayak ant kii kami ko lekhak ke jivan or bhaawanaaon ke nirantar pratibimb ke rup main sweekaar kiya jaataa he.
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is samiksha ko yaa to sakaaratmak yaa nakaaratmak ke rup main vargeekrut karen or apni pratikriya kii vyakhya karen: maine apane book club ke liye audiobook kharida, jisaki main atyadhik anushansa karata hum.Zauner ne ise swayan awaz di or aap uski ritiling main bhaavana ko itani acchhee tarah se sun sakate hai, or yadi aap khud korian nahin hai, to korian uccharan ko sunne ke liye yah ek bahut bada bonus he.kul milakar mujhe laga ki yah pustak bahut vaastavik he, or uski maan ke saath uske rishte ke sabhi pyaare hisson or iske saath dard dikhaaya.mujhe puri kitaab main food motiff pasand tha or lagata he ki bahut se log ise bharosemand paaenge.mujhe korian bhojan bahut pasand he, lekin kuch logon ke liye yah bhojan or samskruti ke liye unka pehla parichay tha, or yah unhen pehali baar korian bhojan kii koshish karne ke liye mila.yah pustak shaayad aapako roegi !!

mere paas ekmaatr samalochna thi jo mujhe laga ki yah thodaa bahut asanrachit tha.maine apane saathi ke saath isaki baat suni or unhone pehali shuruaati adhyyon ko paaya kyonki zuner apni maa/apni bhaawanaaon ke saath apni kahani/rishte ke bare main bahut vyapak drishy ke saath shuru karata he.ek baar jab vah kalanukramik-ish bhaagon main ho jaati he, to aap puri tarah se ropit ho jate hai. "santoshjanak" samaapt hone kii ummid na karen, kyonki uski kahani ke liye koi "kareeb" nahin he.uskaa jivan spasht rup se chal rahaa he or abhi bhi bhavanaaen hai jo vah jujh rahi he.bade karine se lapetna asambhav hoga!</s>
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yah zyaadaatar sakaaratmak samiksha he.sameekshak maan-beti ke rishte main achche or bure donon hisson ke chithran main pustak ko pramanik paata he.unhone bhojan kii akruti ko bharosemand paaya or nae darshakon ke liye korian vyanjanon or samskruti kii shuruuaat kii.ve praarambhik asanrachit adhyyon kii aalochana karte hai, lekin katha ke kalanukramik hone ke baad kahani ko or adhik tallin paaya jaataa he.ek nirnaayak ant kii kami ko lekhak ke jivan or bhaawanaaon ke nirantar pratibimb ke rup main sweekaar kiya jaataa he.</s>
