Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

617 reviews

shangchunsong's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

breazatoth's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Vomit, Suicide attempt

Minor: Medical content

ashlynregan's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is wild. It is also incredibly sad. A deep dive into a mentally ill family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

milliemark's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual assault

maddeesryan's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

canonically_k's review against another edition

1.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I didn't get this book. I didn't want to finish this book. It was written fairly nicely (given it was a translation) but there were clearly themes and aspects that I just wasn't understanding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma

Moderate: Body shaming, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Vomit

miriamrose's review against another edition

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i wish i’d checked the trigger warnings before i read this but even then i think it would have barely hinted at the directions this book goes in. themes of self harm, ed, animal abuse, domestic abuse, rape/sa etc. i’m really unsure how to feel because it does touch on some interesting themes about the female body under the subjugation of men but in the end this is this is. a bleak fucking book and it’s hard to come away feeling anything except depressed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

0momo0's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt

seagullsaga's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Alcohol

chaos_na_regale's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt