Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

17 reviews

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

hannaheinhorn's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

1.5

because many people with mental health are already silenced when telling their own stories, this book rubbed me the WRONG way. i disliked the author’s choice to describe various violent instances (specifically the multiple rapes) by gratuitously showing it through the brother-in-law’s perspective and the husband’s perspective. i’ve read far grimmer stories but this one grossed me out, especially because of the pedophilic overtones when describing yeong-hye’s emaciated body. i feel like the author did exactly what she was trying to critique, which is ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Vomit, Physical abuse, Self harm, Mental illness, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

arieslofi's review

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Medical content, and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse and Ableism

Minor: Abandonment

gossameralbum's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

i can not stop thinking about this book. overall it is about the absence of autonomy for women, in every way imaginable.
definitely check content warnings and do not take them lightly, as most of them are very graphic and haunting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

i am really trying to think if there's anything i got out of this book, and i'm coming up blank.
i can't even say it was interesting because i was often bored. it was undeniably disturbing, but that alone doesn't make for a good read. it often read like, "they did this. then they did this. this is what they did." the writing fell so flat that i didn't highlight a single passage. and maybe it went over my head but i couldn't extract any meaning from it, either. after reading others' reviews, none of the mentioned themes held any weight for me, except for patriarchy. just an unpleasant, unenlightening slog. it earned one star because the first part of the three was my favorite, and at least i can say i have a favorite, even though i wouldn't say it was good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Gore, Abandonment, and Body shaming

Minor: Ableism, Dementia, Alcohol, and Cursing

daniimcc's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Ableism, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Confinement, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Ableism

lowpollie's review

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, Misogyny, Self harm, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content and Ableism

a hard read, but one that lingers with you for a lifetime.

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Medical content

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, and Blood

wellreadsquid's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was an intense and difficult read, one I'm happy to have completed. Watching the way everyone experienced Yeong-hye suffering while Yeong-hye never once got a say in her suffering was so disheartening. I'm going to be writing a much longer review on my blog if you want my full thoughts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Vomit, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Blood, Body shaming, and Ableism

There is Marital Rape in this book so read with caution.