"At once personal and universal, this book is about finding a path to awareness, understanding, and wisdom." --Kirkus Reviews
"Honest and authentic throughout . . . A sincere attempt at self-discovery that will resonate with young people who suffer from similar forms of depression and anxiety." --
Library Journal "Candid . . . heartfelt . . . Sehee's mission to normalize conversation about mental illness is an admirable one." --
Publishers Weekly "A testament to the gradual nature of therapy's cumulative healing effects,
I Want to Die should resonate with anyone who eagerly transcribes every nugget of advice they get." --
Buzzfeed "Earnest . . . clever . . . [Baek Sehee] uses months of (real) transcripts from her therapy sessions to explore her own depression and anxiety, always tiptoeing toward something like self-awareness." --
Chicago Tribune "An eye-opening view into a person's most vulnerable moments in a new way." --
Cosmopolitan "I like that this book's conversations don't follow a conventional narrative arc from conflict to redemption. Baek doesn't stand on a pedestal purporting to have found all the answers . . . Ultimately, there are no shiny promises that Baek will keep getting better; I appreciate her bravery to admit this to readers." --
Electric Lit "With candor and humor, Baek offers readers and herself resonant moments of empathy." --
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