I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki 죽고 싶지만 떡볶이는 먹고 싶어 by Baek Sehee 백세희

"I really felt like I connected to this book and the authors feelings in a way that was quite eye-opening for me. This book has me looking into myself and thinking about my own issues, how they manifest, what they might mean and how I deal with them. I think this is definitely worth a read, especially if you’ve ever felt depressed or anxious or maybe just someone who wants to see how a mind like ours works....." "I bought this book in the hope that I would "connect" with it or find real insights and advice on how to deal with Depression/Anxiety. I found that it wasn't really anything other than a conversation between a patient and a therapist, that at times seemed quite erratic and nor here nor there. I appreciate that this is, I assume, only a small insight into the authors therapy sessions and I appreciate that giving any insight into this can't have been an easy decision but I couldn't resonate with it at all....."

한국작가의 작품이다. 소설이 아니라 에세이다. 아들러 심리학의 권위자인 학자와 청년의 대화 형식인 '미움받을 용기'하고 구성이 비슷하다. 이 작품에서는 정신과 상담을 하는 작가와 정신과 의사의 진료 내용이 중심을 이루고 있다. 전문 용어를 제외하고는 비교적 평이한 표현이 등장하고 한국사회와 관련된 이야기가 대부분을 차지하기 때문에 진도가 잘 나가는 작품이다. 자존감, 열등감, 히스테리, 우울증, 걱정, 의존증 등의 정신과적 문제로 고통받는 저자의 솔직한 고백의 글이다. 솔직히 이런 종류의 장르인 거를 알았으면 읽지 않았을 것이다. 하지만 읽을 만한 작품이었다. 

"I hope you will listen to a certain overlooked and different voice within you. Because the human heart, even when it wants to die, quite often wants at the same time to eat some tteokbokki, too." 본문중에서