"In her distinctive voice, a noted South Korean author explores the roots of her mental illness and struggles toward a healthier life . . . Baek's journey through the dark forest of depression is sometimes painful but ultimately revelatory and inspiring." --Kirkus Reviews
"Sehee's admirable commitment to showing her 'deepest inner wounds' will resonate with readers struggling to unpack their own mental health issues." --
Publishers Weekly "Ruminative . . . [Sehee is] especially interrogative of her own relationship to her body, confronting binary judgments . . . she's long endured, the damage internalized as self-condemnations of being 'insignificant, worthless.' . . . 'I want to keep learning about myself and finding the best user manual for my life.' Wise advice for all" --
Booklist "Be sure to check out this sequel which is just as heartfelt, vulnerable and insightful as her first internationally acclaimed bestselling South Korean memoir." --
Ms Magazine "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 on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "Candid . . . heartfelt . . . Sehee's mission to normalize conversation about mental illness is an admirable one." --
Publishers Weekly on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "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 on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "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 on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "An eye-opening view into a person's most vulnerable moments in a new way." --
Cosmopolitan on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "With candor and humor, Baek offers readers and herself resonant moments of empathy." --
Booklist on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "For readers feeling a little icy around the edges, [Sehee's] memoir promises to defrost." --
Wired.com on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "[
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki] is a therapeutic salve . . . Sehee's memoir is a connective tissue for all of us looking for a silver lining." --
PopSugar on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "Compelling . . . there is a fascination being inside the counseling room with [Sehee]. We feel we are a party to a sacred realm and find ourselves drawn to her testimony; mesmerized by her ability to keep thwarting herself from getting better. And we want her to get better." --
Books & Film Globe on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "If you've ever felt exhausted and anxious by performing well-being, this is a book for you." --
Ms. Magazine on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "This book will comfort anyone who's ever been depressed, anxious, or just frustrated with themselves." --
Real Simple on I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI "Baek Sehee ingeniously combines elements of memoir and self-help . . . She offers an intimate look into one patient's experience in therapy and her own analysis of and takeaways from those sessions . . . Everyone is just trying to be as okay as possible, after all-and seeing Sehee's processing of that in
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki is sure to make readers feel a little less alone in their own attempts." --
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