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bookiebook's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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
4.5
crybaby_chloe's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
3.25
catbrigand's review against another edition
3.0
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks, Netgalley!
This is a strange little story written in a very dreamy tone. The story's three narrators, all troubled, focus their parts more or less on Yeong-hye, who gives up first meat, then food altogether, in an effort to lead a more organic (literally) existence. At first I found it irritating that none of the narrators is Yeong-hye herself--we never know what she thinks; she has no agency. As it turns out, I just found her husband's narration irritating. This story, which has more then a hint of the unusual, delves deeply into the fantasies brought on by mental illness of several kinds. I enjoyed a lot of things about it. But I feel something lacking.
This is a strange little story written in a very dreamy tone. The story's three narrators, all troubled, focus their parts more or less on Yeong-hye, who gives up first meat, then food altogether, in an effort to lead a more organic (literally) existence. At first I found it irritating that none of the narrators is Yeong-hye herself--we never know what she thinks; she has no agency. As it turns out, I just found her husband's narration irritating. This story, which has more then a hint of the unusual, delves deeply into the fantasies brought on by mental illness of several kinds. I enjoyed a lot of things about it. But I feel something lacking.
amimafotak's review against another edition
4.0
4/5
Já jsem tušila, že se mi Vegetariánka bude líbit, i když jsem vlastně moc netušila, do čeho jdu. A navzdory své podivnosti se mi opravdu líbila. Stylem psaní, tématy, sociokulturní diskusí, kterou otevřela. Sice jsem Vegetariánku četla pomaleji, než bych chtěla, zato si myslím, že o to větší ve mně zanechala dojem. To dávkování čtení celému zážitku dost prospělo <3.
— čteni v rámci spolupráce s knihkupectvím Luxor
Já jsem tušila, že se mi Vegetariánka bude líbit, i když jsem vlastně moc netušila, do čeho jdu. A navzdory své podivnosti se mi opravdu líbila. Stylem psaní, tématy, sociokulturní diskusí, kterou otevřela. Sice jsem Vegetariánku četla pomaleji, než bych chtěla, zato si myslím, že o to větší ve mně zanechala dojem. To dávkování čtení celému zážitku dost prospělo <3.
— čteni v rámci spolupráce s knihkupectvím Luxor
coolowlzy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
storeytale's review against another edition
4.0
Intriguing imagination of mental illness and its consequences.
moxori's review against another edition
dark
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? Yes
1.0
deadlykillerspindlyfish's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
beautiful and grotesque mess
jeghe's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
literarychingona's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There isn’t much I can add that hasn’t been said already. I really, really enjoyed this though the first part was extremely hard for me to read. There is so much to unpack in this, and I think it may require another read to fully digest the themes.