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I think what Nicole Chung does here in terms of portraying the landscape of grief is very moving, and very familiar to my experience of different kinds of grief. Beautifully written, and a beautiful testament to her and her parents' love.

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This memoir processing the death of her parents is more than that. So glad I read this- her writing is exquisite and I didn‘t want to put it down. Best book I‘ve read in awhile.

Excellent so far. Super cold outside, so it's a perfect day to stay inside and read.

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Definitely one of my favorite books of the year. This book was had so many facets. Insurance coverage in the US, disability coverage, medical care. Chung discusses the health outcomes of both her parents & their subsequent passing. There were several aspects of her story that I definitely related to. My FIL had several types of cancer & he had been sick as long as my husband & I had been together. When my husband was offered a post doctoral

Chung writes beautifully of her experience losing her parents to different illnesses in a relatively short period of time. It‘s heartbreaking. She brought me right in to every conversation, every emotion.

Her first book on being Korean raised by her adopted white American family was just as insightful. If you haven‘t read it I‘d recommend it as well.

Be aware this partially takes place during the pandemic.

This memoir is about losing one‘s parents to death and disease. As my mother has recently undergone cancer treatment (3 times with different cancers) I could easily relate to the way Chung describes the feelings she had when her mother became ill with the same horrible disease. Chung lives on the opposite side of the country and was unable to visit her ailing mother during Covid restrictions which is another horrible addition to her pain.

Well that was sad....

A great memoir for Asian Pacific American month! This memoir focuses on her parents health and the American healthcare for the poor. Living on the opposite coast and not being able to care for them as she‘d like causes a lot of anxiety and guilt that comes from that. I‘m looking forward to reading her first memoir, All You Can Never Know, focusing on her adoption.
#Pop23 ~a book published in spring 2023

Book 58/100 of the year.

I finished what I‘ve been calling “the crying book” on my lunch today and predictably burst into tears one last time on the way. A beautifully written memoir of grief and loss that hits very close to my own fears for my aging parents.

The final chapter reveals the true conclusion of an earlier conversation and hits the perfect ending note. (I‘m still crying, though). #ARC