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The bestselling novel in Korea is finally available in English.
An almost entirely uninterrupted dialogue between Baek Sehee and her psychiatrist, with occasional parentheticals and short reflections bookending the chapters. Baek comes across as a sympathetic narrator — sharp, sensitive and hardworking. At the same time, she can be unlikeable — desperate for approval, prone to lying and incredibly judgmental of others. Which is to say, she comes across as fully human.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-want-to-die-but-i-want-to-eat-tteokbokki-baek-sehee/1140966701
Recording her dialogues with her psychiatrist over a12 week period and expanding on each session with her own reflective micro-essays, Baek disentangles the feedback loops, knee-jerk reactions, and harmful behaviors that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse. Part memoir, part self-help book, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat #Tteokbokki is a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness. It will appeal to anyone who has ever felt alone or unjustified in their everyday despair.