Rating: ★★★★☆
Have you been to an H-Mart?
If you live in a major city in the US, it's improbable that you've never seen one.
The author started this memoir with her memory about her mother and all the cuisine she had in childhood. When the memory hits her hard in an H-Mart, she can't stop those big fat tears from falling down her cheeks.
Just like every other little kid. She stuck to her mother like chewing gum all the time when she was young.
However, when she grew into an adolescent, she became self-proved independent just like the rest of us. Dreaming about being a singer/musician while working three jobs to make two ends meet, her mother wanted her to give up or live like a real broke singer.
Then there came the turning point.
Her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Was it benign or malignant? Would her mother, who used QVC anti-aging cream and serum to shy away from wrinkles, choose to fight with chemo? Could they amend the broken relationship to what had been?
By the way, as an International student, I full-heartedly empathize with the nostalgia and identity crisis that she wrote about. And I believe listening to this audiobook if not enhanced, at least complement your experience of this memoir.
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