Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

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

80 reviews

tinny's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

The author, Baek Se-hee, mentions in the preface that she wrote this book in order to raise her hand up, to draw attention to her experiences, and allow more people going through something similar in their lives to find solidarity through her journey. I think throughout the course of the book, she is able to detail lots of her experiences and thought processes, and in her specificity and by not trying to make her narrative "one size fits all", I feel lots of people can find themselves reflected in her writing. 

I particularly liked that we got to hear from her therapist in a therapist's notes chapter as well, reminding us that therapy too is not perfect; that we each must lean on each other anyways and continue to find our way through this life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

risten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Classism, Eating disorder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

coleanne's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse

sydresnik's review against another edition

reflective

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism and Suicidal thoughts

mangofraiche's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Grief

danimcthomas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Physical abuse

The whole of this book discusses severe mental health issues. Avoid if that’s a trigger for you.

catherinedsharp's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

2.0

A well written and very personal text on mental health. Not particularly triggering or anything but I struggled to read it. I did have a lot of tabs and notes from it but I think this book just wasn’t for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

mdavis26's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Body shaming