Reviews with content warning for Emotional abuse - I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

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I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

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queerloras's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

I felt really seen, really connected to the author of this book. I understood completely how she was feeling. The only downside was the essays at the end felt very disconnected rather than the topical/related ones that followed the conversation transcriptions earlier in the book.

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ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

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dark hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I liked this memoir. It opened my eyes to the Psychology of making choices; that how we see ourselves is reflected in how self-esteem we have. Confidence is a choice and having a middle ground is okay to not be tied to the extremes of black and white. Life is complicated and having just two choices didn’t make sense. Sehee, Unnie, thank you for sharing your life and experiences with us, it’s not easy, but you did it. This book opened my eyes to a lot of possibilities and realizing that I need to focus more on the positive side because negativity can ruin a person. Overall, I was enlightened by this book.

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bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

I went into this book blind and absolutely loved it! I very rarely read a book the same day I buy it, but I couldn’t wait to read this one. The author was vulnerable in sharing her experiences with mental illness (particularly depression and anxiety).

I felt so seen and understood while reading this! I plan to come back to this book often as a new comfort read, and it’s definitely a favorite for July!

I see many saying that the psychiatrist was awful or the narrator is unlikeable which is disappointing. The psychiatrist wasn’t always great but 1) we are human and make mistakes 2) they acknowledge that they could’ve done better in their note at the end 3) it could be cultural differences. If you didn’t like the narrator, I think you missed the entire point of the book. Remember this is a real person sharing their mental illness struggles, which isn’t always pretty. And sadly those reviews reminded me why mental illness is still so stigmatized and why I still don’t confide in people about my own issues. The author may not see your reviews talking about how much you “couldn’t stand her whining,” but all the people in your life with mental illness will.

This is an important book for many and I’ll be recommending it often

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nabaraditi's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

I'm a bit iffy about this book. I did not necessarily like it but I didn't hate it either.
I reason why I liked it. It's real!!! There are some REAL issues talked about that we don't exactly talk about; we don't even acknowledge let alone accept that we have these issues!!
Another reason why I loved this book is because the book is a real reflection of how therapy works. You do get better. But it is not a linear path, for one. There will be ups and downs. You get rid of bad behaviours but they do creep in at times. and that is absolutely okay. Secondly, not every issue you have gets solved in therapy, all at the same time. You do deal with some and resolve a few of them. Therapy is a journey and they have depicted really well in this book.

I wasn't a fan of this book because I wish the psychiatrist would've been better at responding. They seemed a bit manipulative because they said things about the author/client in a such conviction that they author/client who is in a vulnerable state believed their every word. Also, I wish the psychiatrist would've been less of explaining what is going on what kind of a person the author/client is and more of being a guide to the author/client. Like letting the author/client explore themselves especially because the author/client is very introspective and mindful of their behaviours and some triggers.

I did want to love this book. But unfortunately I didn't. But there are really good quotes in this book that have marked so that I can go back and read them.

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

I was really excited to read this book as someone who has been treated for depression and anxiety - and had a rocky go of it. But I found it to be kind of lacklust and boring, and I'm not entirely sure why. Maybe because I felt like I'd already had similar conversations and revelations with my own therapist? I don't know.

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