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A review by coralinejones
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee
2.0
Meh. I've heard a bit about this book before picking it up (really just "OMG, this BTS member likes this book!"), and admittedly I didn't really look into it past the he-said-she-said, so my fault.
I didn't expect the literal transcripts between the author and her therapist. I also didn't take into account the VAST cultural differences between mental health awareness where I'm from, and how mental health is viewed in South Korea. I'm vaguely aware of the catching up SK has to do in regards to mental health and, while I wish I could say this book helped me learn more about how, particularly women, deal with mental health in that country, this almost reassured what I already know about how they treat depression, anxiety, etc over there.
I didn't really agree much with what her therapist had told her, nor did I enjoy the literal transcript format this book had to offer. While I share similar depressive traits with the author, I didn't like the advice her therapist gave her, or how she treated her friends and others during the duration of this book. But, alas, we are all not the same.
The descriptions of depression are pretty universal and I think anyone can relate and find some warmth in knowing they're not alone. That you don't have to come from the same place or from the same background to experience these traits.
This fell short for me, unfortunately.
I didn't expect the literal transcripts between the author and her therapist. I also didn't take into account the VAST cultural differences between mental health awareness where I'm from, and how mental health is viewed in South Korea. I'm vaguely aware of the catching up SK has to do in regards to mental health and, while I wish I could say this book helped me learn more about how, particularly women, deal with mental health in that country, this almost reassured what I already know about how they treat depression, anxiety, etc over there.
I didn't really agree much with what her therapist had told her, nor did I enjoy the literal transcript format this book had to offer. While I share similar depressive traits with the author, I didn't like the advice her therapist gave her, or how she treated her friends and others during the duration of this book. But, alas, we are all not the same.
The descriptions of depression are pretty universal and I think anyone can relate and find some warmth in knowing they're not alone. That you don't have to come from the same place or from the same background to experience these traits.
This fell short for me, unfortunately.