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12 books with a reading profile close to I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se-hee. Inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.

1

Love Warrior

by Glennon Doyle Melton, Glennon Doyle

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Glennon Doyle Melton documents the collapse and rebuilding of her personal life following her husband’s admission of chronic infidelity.
2

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

by Lori Gottlieb

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Lori Gottlieb presents a dual narrative that follows her life as a psychotherapist and as a patient following a personal crisis.
3

Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

by Susan Cain

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, accessible

Susan Cain argues that the bittersweet state of mind—characterized by a tendency toward melancholy, longing, and an acute awareness of passing time—is a functional tool for creativity and human connection.
4

The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

by Naoki Higashida

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, accessible

Thirteen-year-old Naoki Higashida uses a handmade alphabet grid to communicate his internal reality as a non-verbal person with autism.
5

Everything I Know About Love

by Dolly Alderton

Also inward-looking · personal growth, memoir

Dolly Alderton chronicles her emergence into adulthood through a series of personal vignettes, recipes, and satirical emails.
6

The Gifts of Imperfection

by Brené Brown

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, accessible

In this guide to psychological resilience, Brené Brown presents ten guideposts for cultivating wholehearted living.
7

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

by Katherine May

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Katherine May presents wintering as a recurring, inevitable season of life characterized by personal crisis, illness, or professional failure.
8

What My Bones Know

by Stephanie Foo

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Stephanie Foo chronicles her transition from a high-functioning radio producer to a patient diagnosed with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
9

Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage

by Elizabeth Gilbert

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

After the events of Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert finds herself in a serious relationship with Felipe, an older Brazilian man.
10

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

by Matthew Perry

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Matthew Perry details the arc of his life from his childhood in Canada to his global recognition as Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends.
11

Reasons to Stay Alive

by Matt Haig

Also inward-looking · personal growth, memoir

At twenty-four, Matt Haig experienced a physical and mental breakdown in Ibiza that led to years of severe depression and panic disorder.
12

Conversations on Love

by Natasha Lunn

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, accessible

Natasha Lunn examines the mechanics of human connection through a series of structured interviews with therapists, novelists, and scientists.

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