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I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

Sehee Baek
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literary fiction memoir past tense third limited POV ~144 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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introspective melancholic raw

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 0
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count35,945
Page count~144 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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