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The Vegetarian

Han Kang

3.62 AVERAGE

challenging dark sad slow-paced

— 3 stars ✰

dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wanted to hear the main character Yeong-hye's perspective during this book. It's hard to watch the challenges that a person is going through so intimately through the viewpoints of others. The book was about the narrating characters grappling with their feelings and pasts while tormenting Yeong-hye
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

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emotional reflective sad 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: Yes
dark reflective sad slow-paced