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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
This was a really good for me personally, but some times was hard to listen to not sure if it was because of the translation
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
A reflective piece that goes through the author’s thoughts. It was cool to see the world from someone else’s perspective - excited to read the sequel!
it turned out that reading a nonfiction book wasn’t that bad after all
Not for me really. I don’t find it helpful to boil my life down to a few pages of very comprehensive text. Not everything needs an explanation. I am, however, very introspective, so I did relate quite often to the author. I just didn’t like the execution too much…
Everything was written twice and the book was only 190 pages long to begin with. Found myself getting bored towards the end, and cringing a little that an ‘early twenties’ author had written a seemingly comprehensive book about her own psyche. I don’t think it works like that.
Everything was written twice and the book was only 190 pages long to begin with. Found myself getting bored towards the end, and cringing a little that an ‘early twenties’ author had written a seemingly comprehensive book about her own psyche. I don’t think it works like that.
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki might have one of the best titles I’ve ever seen. Raw, relatable, and weirdly comforting. It promises emotional truth with a side of spice. I went in hoping for a gut-punch read that mirrored the confusion of modern depression. What I got was… close, but not quite there.
The structure - transcripts of the author’s therapy sessions - starts strong, but quickly becomes repetitive. The vulnerability is real, and some passages feel like they were ripped from the inside of my own head. But I wanted more depth. More reflection. More from Baek herself rather than her psychiatrist’s somewhat flat commentary.
Still, I’ll never forget that quote:
It made me pause.
This is the kind of book you don’t read for answers. You read it to feel less alone.
The structure - transcripts of the author’s therapy sessions - starts strong, but quickly becomes repetitive. The vulnerability is real, and some passages feel like they were ripped from the inside of my own head. But I wanted more depth. More reflection. More from Baek herself rather than her psychiatrist’s somewhat flat commentary.
Still, I’ll never forget that quote:
“Books never tired of me. And in time, they present a solution, quietly waiting, until I am fully healed.”
It made me pause.
This is the kind of book you don’t read for answers. You read it to feel less alone.
First, I listened to the audiobook and I think this would have really benefitted from having a separate narrator for the psychiatrist. Listening to "Me" "Psychiatrist" "Me" "Psychiatrist" got a bit old a bit quickly.
Second, I also have dysthymia and this book made me feel like I should try get back into therapy again, so that's great lol.
Second, I also have dysthymia and this book made me feel like I should try get back into therapy again, so that's great lol.
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
It was a good reflective read (listen). A lot of the topics resonated with me.
Interesting title but the book fell flat for me. Some parts were relatable but otherwise just sort of shallow entry level therapy transcripts.