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The Vegetarian by Han Kang

12 reviews

sk1m086's review

Gross and too graphic. stopped when the dog was clearly about to be tortured and killed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Blood, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

iseefirede's review

dark emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

The first part of the book was the most interesting. He was an unreliable narrator to me, as he had obvious flaws that he was completely unaware of. 
The second part I feel had the best imagery. The artist was focused on his work and I liked how it intertwined with the story.
The third part was...strange.

when she was hospitalized

I mostly checked out. There was a consistent downward spiral and it devolved into almost randomness. The ending was very ambiguous.
I had a personal connection with the main character as I'm vegetarian as well. However, there was a lot more going on with the main character. Definitely an eating disorder and probably psychosis. It's not really made clear.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Bullying, Grief, Misogyny, and Self harm

Moderate: Medical content, Vomit, Dementia, Rape, Blood, and Domestic abuse

noxygens's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Bullying, Body shaming, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Sexual assault, Blood, Misogyny, and Body horror

wichbich's review

dark emotional mysterious 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: Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

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

diariodedaniela's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Blood, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Violence, Vomit, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

cady_sass's review

dark 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? It's complicated

1.0

If understanding this book means you’re smart then I want to be dumb 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Body shaming

kaiulanilee's review

challenging dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Ableism

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kcelena's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

For quality of writing I would give it 4🌟, but I did not enjoy this one. Not enough focus on our main female protagonist and too much focus on justifying men being truly terrible human beings. The second half was slightly better than the first. People with eating disorders should be VERY careful with this - only go into it if you are in a strong and safe place in your recovery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Blood

Minor: Toxic friendship

feranmi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Part I known as The Vegetarian was excellent, was terrifying and disturbing and the same time but WTF was Part II. The change was jolting and very unpleasant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Self harm, Rape, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Vomit, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, and Body shaming

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Infidelity