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I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki

further conversations with my psychiatrist. The Sunday Times and internationally bestselling sequel to the hit Korean therapy memoir

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I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki

By: Baek Sehee, Anton Hur - translator
Narrated by: Jully Lee
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Bloomsbury presents I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee, read by Jully Lee.
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SEQUEL TO THE PHENOMENAL KOREAN BESTSELLER
TRANSLATED BY INTERNATIONAL BOOKER SHORTLISTEE ANTON HUR

Baek Sehee could never have predicted how many people I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki would reach across the world. A runaway bestseller in South Korea, Japan, China, Indonesia and the UK, this record of conversations with her therapist demonstrated the realities of anxiety and depression in a uniquely intimate way.

But Baek’s battle with dysthymia did not end there. Grappling with mental health is an everyday struggle. In I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki, Baek’s experiences become more complex, as she demonstrates that striving contentment is an ongoing journey.©2019 Baek Sehee (P)2024 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mental Health Mood Disorders Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Women Health
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An eye-opening view into a person's most vulnerable moments in a new way
I Want to Die... has been a huge bestseller in Korea and will strike a chord with anyone who feels that their public life is at odds with how they really feel inside. Baek Sehee transcribes the sessions with her psychiatrist as she uncovers the root causes of her anxiety and harmful behaviours, despite the perfect picture she presents to the world.
At once personal and universal, this book is about finding a path to awareness, understanding, and wisdom.
Candid … heartfelt … Sehee’s mission to normalize conversation about mental illness is an admirable one.
Sehee is honest and authentic throughout … [I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki] will resonate with young people who suffer from similar forms of depression and anxiety.
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.
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.
With candor and humor, Baek offers readers and herself resonant moments of empathy … [I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki] arrives in the U.S. sensitively English-enabled by favored translator Hur.
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It is brave from her to write about depression in a country where talking about it is taboo. However she is not a good writer ( I am so sorry to say this), the style is childish and primitive, the conversation are the worst part. The performer robotic talking makes it even worse.

Interesting topic but bad writing

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Catchy title, cute cover. That’s about what’s good about this book. I already go to therapy so I’m confused why she’s openly sharing her sessions.

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