Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

28 reviews

lpython's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

cathy61r's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

niles_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Another great read at the start of the year!

The title portrays it as a book about a mentally ill woman who turned vegetarian, but it is so, so much more.

From discussing different ways someone can handle abuse to what it means to be a good mother, this book really makes you realize how different each person is and how differently we operate.

The blurb definitely doesn’t do it justice.

This book managed to disturb me with the dog scene; beware that there is animal abuse in it. 

A 5 star read! It is a hard book to recommend to someone, but a definite must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Abandonment

kermities's review

dark mysterious 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

2.0

Books that receive prizes such as this one all have one thing in common for me: they leave me feeling relieved it is over. Mostly it is because the cerebral masturbation required to hang on till the very last line is taxing to the extreme. In this case, I felt like that for 2/3dhs of the book.

from the flower

onwards it picks up in pacing and I could stand reading it, though I did almost give up in the beginning. 
I didn't find a Y of the characters particularly compelling, except for the developments in the last chapter that finally gave the older sister some substance. Reading this was like eating a never ending bowl of porridge. Sure, it's food. But at some point I just want to eat something else that I might enjoy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma

bookishlifeof_asr's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ms_kristie's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book drops us into a bleak life and world that you wish was completely fictional, but you know is too many women’s reality. It is a hard read but having people to talk to helps to work through it and find meaning in a book filled with dread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

laurar's review against another edition

All the reasons that fall under content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Blood

bookareawesome's review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Spolier 


Kinda werid, i wanted to "Did yeong hye lived ?"
If she lived how she gonna react on the things happened to her by husband divorce and brother in law

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Self harm

lizdriver's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Not complicated to read in terms of overall length, sentences or vocabulary.  However, the themes are quite dark and there are many episodes of abuse, rape, mental illness and indifference. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse and Vomit

lovingblackcat's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book made me sink deeper into myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Vomit and Suicide attempt

I recommend reading it one more time.