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

37 reviews

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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robinks's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.25

The concept was cool, but in practice, I didn’t like how the book was arranged. Each chapter was a random combination of commentary and conversation, making it hard to follow at times, and it was unclear what the timing of the sessions looked like relative to each other. Also, the last chapter suddenly switched gears into short essays, which I didn’t like. Additionally, as a therapist myself, Sehee’s therapist was giving so much advice and perspective packaged as truth that I did not agree with.

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buttongirl22's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

This was a retrospective look at working through one’s issues through therapy. It was heavily relatable and enlightening to read. I found myself seeing my own behavior and thoughts reflected back through a more clear lens. I really enjoyed Baek Se-hee’s writing and candor in this sensitive subject.

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0hannah0banana0's review

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reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.0

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sarah984's review against another edition

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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.

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reubenlb's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

everyone complaining about how bad the therapist is when when it was an uncannily accurate portrayal of my nhs therapy experience - i wish there was more of the postscript reflection, but i think that might have been another book then

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