Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

La vegetariana by Han Kang

419 reviews

rainysundaybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual assault

heartofhorrors's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gore, Physical abuse, and Rape

linnybear's review against another edition

Well that was a reminder to check trigger warnings from time to time :x

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Violence, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

bootetas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

yeimyaileen's review against another edition

2.0

cw for explicit sexual assault, extreme eating disorder depiction, self harm and blood
huh! this one really had me cringing. and p confused about its messaging?  is it about how we treat women's bodies?  is it about eating disorders?  is it about how society treats mental illness?  im really unsure.  and a little icked out.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Eating disorder

bridge_to_narnia's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

Well written, but I don't think it was for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Rape

dawndiscusses's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The most endearing part was Han's exploration of the impossibility of a truly ethical life, the impact of which I think has softened to some of the other perceived flaws others have pointed out. I'm generally not a fan of art that requires extra research (e.g. author interviews, discussion threads etc) to get a grasp on, but in this case I'm glad I followed my curiosity. Having watched Han discuss the project and reading a lot of the wonderful clarity provided by people in this community, I am moved by her willingness to open herself up and confront a subject matter that has plagued her for so long. Not in attempt to find a solution, but in the desire to explore what it means to be human. For that alone and the earnestness with which both she and translator Deborah Smith carried this project out, I really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical content, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Rape, Self harm, Gore, Mental illness, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse

eveofstagnes's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, and Rape

sharnanigans's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Rape, Eating disorder, Medical content, Sexism, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Blood, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gore, Death, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, and Addiction

nikrib's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Rape

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Blood, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Vomit