"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 "With candor and humor, Baek offers readers and herself resonant moments of empathy." -- Booklist "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 "For readers feeling a little icy around the edges, [Sehee's] memoir promises to defrost.
" -- Wired.com "[ 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 "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 "If you've ever felt exhausted and anxious by performing well-being, this is a book for you.
" -- Ms. Magazine "This book will comfort anyone who's ever been depressed, anxious, or just frustrated with themselves." -- Real Simple "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." -- Shelf Awareness.