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A review by robinks
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
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.
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Alcohol, Dysphoria
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, War