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

2.0

I usually love books that are focused on self-reflection and especially when they dive into aspects of therapy. This book, however, felt extremely surface level considering that they recorded actual therapy sessions. There was little to no context built about the author’s life between the sessions. I didn’t feel like I got the level of pause and contemplation that I had hoped for between sessions. The majority of ‘revelations’ that the author has in therapy are just the therapist telling them how they should feel or what they should do, with little left for the author to figure out themselves. I also felt that the therapist themself seemed to possibly hinder the author’s journey by constantly feeding her the answer. I didn’t feel like I finished this book and had learned anything or had any interesting discoveries. If anything I feel like it put unhelpful information in my brain. At least it was short.

Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I’ve loved both this book and Conversations on Love by Dolly. As someone turning 30 is year this book felt particularly poignant. I think for anyone trying to figure out their life in their twenties or thirties this is a beautiful read. I would have rated it higher but felt that the recipes and emails were out of place in the book and I could’ve done without them.

The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei

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3.0

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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slow-paced