Crying in H Mart: A Memoir

Issue 19: Navigating Grief and Loss with Michelle Zauner

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2025 is going to be a fantastic year of positive shifts and exploring more beyond our comfort zones. At least, those are some of my personal goals. To ring in the new year, however, I have selected a read that may not bring in the celebratory mood that some of you may be looking for. If that’s the case, then we’ll see you next week. However, it’s a great read to explore what it means to undergo unexpected changes, especially when regarding the loss of a loved one.

Crying in H Mart felt like a natural successor to reading The Vulnerables, as we’re dealing with profound themes of grief, loss and memory. Although both books deal with separate types of experiences, both centre around overcoming emotional hardship. If you’ve experienced some difficulties in the last year or possibly longer, then this may be the read to help close those cycles out. Crying in H Mart is a hearbreaking account of Michelle Zauner’s expe…