This is less a book and more a transcript of a few therapy sessions that frankly aren't very productive, well structured, or particularly insightful. It was pretty obvious for me from the beginning that Baek may be experiencing a burnout and may be suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (she ticks all the boxes) but the psychiatrist does not suggest or imply it even once.

I’ve had my fair share of these conversations myself, but I think that I wasn’t triggered by it—but someone else definitely would. In the end, my hope is for people to read this book and think, I wasn’t the only person who felt like this; or, I see now that people live with this. Encounters with a variety of hardworking dancers, drag queens, and pimps, plus an account of the complexities of a first love with a drug-addled hustler, fill out the memoir with personality and candor. The confusion in Baek Se-hee's dialogues mirror my own, and the psychiatrist's words sent me a blanket of comfort that I absolutely needed.

Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. Therapy, especially when this was originally published, is not something that’s considered normal in South Korea. Baek Se-hee, the author, has sky-high expectations of herself and is extremely self-critical, which is something I struggle with on a daily basis. Dan kadang banyak spasi renggang (mungkin karena tipe dialog, beberapa kata yang nggak dipenggal bikin renggangnya jadi nggak nyaman dibaca). I wanted to enjoy this book, but found reading it to be difficult, as the majority of its pages contained transcriptions from the author’s therapy sessions.

Baek führt von außen betrachtet ein normales Leben: Sie hat einen Job in einem Verlag, der ihr Spaß macht, Freunde und eine Partnerschaft, die sie sehr erfüllt.While I appreciate the honesty that radiated from these sessions, and from her willingness to confront, assess, and critique aspects of herself, I did grow a tad bored by them.