Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

La vegetariana by Han Kang

85 reviews

rrio's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Vomit

madelinedalton's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

I can't believe a woman wrote this?? Feels like it was written by a man tbh. The men in this book are absolutely repulsive, and Yeong-hye is treated with zero dignity or redemptive arc. It also portrays mental illnesses as extreme, odd, and grotesque without offering much humanity to the person suffering. The prose is beautiful though. I guess if you like really fucked up shit, this is the book for you. I personally only like stories like that if they add something really nuanced and valuable to the conversation, but this book was fucked up for no apparent reason. I walked away not knowing what the book was trying to say. 

I put this book on my TBR because it was framed as an interesting story about someone who makes an unconventional choice and has to defend it in a society that's against them. That is NOT what this book is. It's actually a story about a person who is extremely mentally ill and makes irrational choices caused by the disorders from which she suffers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Self harm, Medical content, Sexual assault, Vomit, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

soyboi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Animal death, Eating disorder, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

meenakshi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Self harm, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Every single word in this book is a TW.

antoniav'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicide, Mental illness, and Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse

readwithchar's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, and Rape

chloehui106's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Self harm, Rape, and Suicide

kayla_draj's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Self harm, Rape, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Gore, and Vomit

lovelylilelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

bananavc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

so difficult to read because it just feels so unbelievable but the way that it's so grounded in reality is baffling. if you're interested in gender and society in the context of Korea, this is a good but difficult read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Blood, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Suicide