Reviews

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

willemstfrancis's review

emotional medium-paced

2.5

its hard to rate nonfiction for me and when I do I always aim to rate the writing and end goal rather than rate the people themselves, almost all nonfiction books, especially biographies or ones dealing with personal topics, are brave and beautiful in their intention. this one touched my heart a few times, but it felt like a script more than a literary work. the therapist was controversial, for lack of better words, in a few points. but overall it was nice and simple 

maziemouse's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

you could not waterboard what I say in therapy out of me. 

giuliawanders's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I was inspired by how much the author opens up in this book.
I also thought it was really interesting to delve into the mind of someone who I don’t relate much to and to see how a different culture affects mental health. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

yjoanna8's review

It seemed like just a conversation between therapist and author. There was no depth to the author. Maybe something is just lost in translation.

evax89's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

what a raw and candid writing on mental health !!!

tuiskuaurora's review against another edition

2.0

Mulla oli korkeet odotukset mut en kyl tykänny kauheesti
~ aika tylsä, vaik tos käsiteltiin aika arkoja asioita niin niis ei menty hirveen syvälle ja se jäi tuntuu tosi pintapuoliselta
~ sain tosta psykiatrista samoi viboi ku my year of rest and relaxation paitsi et se ei oo fiktiivinen… yikes se vaa kokoajan laitto sille uusii lääkkeit

llkoets's review

Did not realize the book form, was not charmed by the writing style and I find the book lacks humor.

ffiennes's review

emotional sad slow-paced

2.0

I wanted to love this but I found it really hard to get into. I didn’t find it uplifting either, but I liked the sound of the therapist  

geohound's review against another edition

4.0

A great self reflection from a person experiencing Dysthymia on a long term basis. She (the author) has much to share to the everyday reader despite your emotional dispositions. Anyone is likely to find some commonality with her day to day struggles even if their not always as extreme.

readingqueerly's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

Ik heb dit boek uitgelezen redelijk laat op de avond maar it hits so hard. Ik denk dat er weinig mensen zijn die zich niet herkennen in het hoofdpersonage, al is het maar voor enkele zinnen of gedachten die ze deelt met ons. Het lef om je eigen zo bloot te durven leggen door je therapiesessies neer te pennen is om jaloers op te zijn als je het mij vraagt. Fascinerend ook om het stukje te lezen dat van de therapeut zelf komt. Dit boek is zelfreflectie op zovele vlakken: als lezer, als schrijver, als patiënt, als therapeut, ... 
Zeker een aanrader voor iedereen die misschien wel nog door het leven geraakt, maar de manier waarop toch moeilijker lijkt dan voor anderen. Je bent niet alleen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts