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A review by watermelonquokka
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee
sad
tense
medium-paced
1.25
For what it's worth, it's a rare thing for a Korean person to talk, let alone publish a book about mental health problems.
But i still can't help but be disappointed. It may be my experience with excellent therapists that just make it difficult to read what the psychiatrist says.
But even then I feel like this is not the way to go about starting the conversation about mental health and depression. It just leaves way too many things uncommented which I find problematic. Sure, it is autobiographical, the author is still in the process of figuring their mental health out. But especially then I find it irresponsible to simply put it out into the world like that. Just as a transcript of therapy sessions.
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I can't help but feel the need to share. This really wasn't it.
But i still can't help but be disappointed. It may be my experience with excellent therapists that just make it difficult to read what the psychiatrist says.
But even then I feel like this is not the way to go about starting the conversation about mental health and depression. It just leaves way too many things uncommented which I find problematic. Sure, it is autobiographical, the author is still in the process of figuring their mental health out. But especially then I find it irresponsible to simply put it out into the world like that. Just as a transcript of therapy sessions.
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I can't help but feel the need to share. This really wasn't it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism and Eating disorder