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fallenquills's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.75
1. the way that people can percieve a single person is based entirely on their experiences both with said person and without
2. the role of a woman and the views men have of them in societies so dominated by patriarchy and conform are ones that are profoundly oppressive as much as they are structural
3. i wasn't ready for this book.
largely, my rating comes from the third point - i wasn't ready for this book. yes, it was written in a way that was very curt and confronting until you get to the third chapter. yes it was really interesting to see the different perspectives of yeong-hye from other people and purposefully not from yeong-hye herself, but i went into it only knowing The White Book/Huin by Han Kang and i wasn't ready for what this book presented to me. perhaps one day i'll read it again, but knowing what i know of it, i need to be in a very solid mental place for it.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Rape
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit
nailingtheshoreline's review
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
ibtireads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Rape
Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Blood and Vomit
m_a_j's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Rape
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child abuse, Blood, and Vomit
46jjsg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Vegetarian- 3.5/5
I don't even know what to say about this one. the wife definitely has a mental illness, but with her husband and her family I'm not surprised she ended up this way? You kinda of have to infere what caused her to spiral, but if you have any idea what's it's like to be a woman in Korea I'm afraid it's not that difficult to imagine. I was absolutely shocked and disgusted when her husband (the narrator) described her as a comfort woman and him, and Japanese soldier.
Mongolian Mark 2/5
oh this one was sicker than the previous one
Flaming Trees 4/5
As an eldest daughter, I thought Inhye's perspective was enlightening. I don't know really what to feel except my chest feels stuffy? This entire work was unsettling, but the 3rd short resonated with me the most and I thought it was a fitting conclusion to wrap the entire message of the collection.
When a person undergoes such a drastic transformation, there's simply nothing anyone else can do but sit back and let them get on with it.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cannibalism
amberelizmann's review
- 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
2.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Medical trauma
blueshirt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
And I can only assume that the reviewer on the book jacket who compared this to Kafka doesn't understand that cultural norms vary between cultures. This wasn't Kafkaeqsue at all....
Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Misogyny and Rape
Minor: Child abuse
vexatiousbird's review
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child abuse
jg93's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child abuse
bookareawesome's review
- 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
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
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Self harm