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Quero morrer, mas também quero comer tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee
195 reviews
han_amey's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Eating disorder and Misogyny
I was expecting more depth to this book. Every topic they touched on which I believed could have been interesting they never delved deeper on, and the therapist in the conversations if anything seemed a bit dismissive. The writing just seemed a little lazy, because the short passages of prose were well written, but the majority of the book was just transcripts from the (poorly delivered) therapy sessions.nenaveenstra's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced
2.5
I bought this book, because I heard rave reviews of it on the internet, and because I was intrigued by the title; I assumed that this book would be about finding the little joys in life, but instead it was a collection of conversations with a psychiatrist, interspersed with bits of text that could have been Instagram captions. It was relatable at times, but I wasn’t really inspired or moved at all, I think because all of it was so vague. I bet the author felt really vulnerable writing this book, but it didn’t read as vulnerable, because no specific details were given at all. Details would’ve elevated this book from a collection of transcripts and blog posts, to an actual story.
Maybe it was too early for the author to write this book. A lot of this book consists of figuring out what’s wrong with her, why she is the way she is, and there’s no conclusion at the end. I respect that mental health is a journey, and maybe a never ending one, but I don’t feel like this book did anything at all. It didn’t break any taboos, it didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know, and it didn’t inspire me.
What it did do, however, was show how incompetent mental health professionals can be. It felt very reminiscent of some experiences I’ve had with psychiatrists in the past, and it was frustrating to read how the psychiatrist in this book jumped to conclusions without seeing the full picture, suggested the author had disorders she didn’t really have, and didn’t seem to give any advice that she could actually work with - and if they did, it wasn’t written down. I appreciated, though, that there was a note by the psychiatrist in this book as well, and that they recognised their flaws.
I related to the author’s experiences quite a bit, and it felt very obvious to me that she was neurodivergent in some way. Not to diagnose someone I’ve never met, but the issues she described were very reminiscent of autistic burnout and depression and anxiety are very often symptoms of ADHD. If you related to this book, too, you might want to look into that.
I feel like this book might be revolutionary in East Asia, and the autism and ADHD diagnoses might not be as common over there, but it did not function well at all in the context of the Western World, and The Netherlands specifically. I also think the way this book was marketed did it dirty. So, unfortunately, I’m only giving this two stars, even though I really wanted to like it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness
llau's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
alexandracpedro's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
readingpicnic's review against another edition
3.0
The author's anxieties were wayyy too similar to my own for comfort. I liked the pages of reflection in between the transcripts between her and her psychiatrist, but I wasn't a big fan of the pages of reflection at the end of the book. I think they made sense in between a different format of writing, so it was a bit disorienting for these pages of her own writing to be back-to-back in the end. I've definitely never read anything quite like this book style-wise, and it was validating to see someone so honest about their mental illnesses and anxieties that people don't really talk about.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Fatphobia
thespinystacks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
misscoffeereads's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
keanusmom's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts
bythesea_'s review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
While I don’t think this is the best self-help book, I do find that some of the discussions are helpful to reflect on. It’s one way to talk about depression and other mental health issues that some could find somewhat insightful. Though others, not so much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I think this was a really courageous thing to publish but the book itself is not organized very well - it's transcripts of therapy sessions and some seemingly unrelated short essays - and the psychiatrist honestly didn't seem very helpful aside from prescribing medications.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Fatphobia, Suicide, Medical content, Classism, Alcoholism, and Child abuse