'i want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki' and it's followup land differently now
I just finished rereading 'i want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki' and it lands so differently for me after Baek Sehee's passing. While her cause of death wasn't released the widely held assumption is that she succumbed to her battle with depression.
Reading her struggles there's a new layer. I find myself judging her psychiatrist more. I'm struggling to read the self harm and suicidal speculation. It doesn't feel as detached as it did the first time I read these books.
Generally I find it hard to detach the art from the artist.
Has anyone read either recently? How did you respond? How does an author's personal life impact how you process their works?
by CtrlAltDelight495
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DFW’s suicide definitely changed how I read _Infinite Jest._
I tried tteokbokki on her recommendation and felt bad that I didn’t like it.
Im not very familiar with the book, but there is a class of Art that is just a guttural scream for help.
When the artist passes, they can seem kind of haunted.
Some part of me feels compelled to bare witness to some of these works. They are real. It can be a harrowing description of the monster that killed them.