Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - The Vegetarian

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nooo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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dianaale's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Para mí es un libro de terror.

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janakjobanputra's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book had me gripped within the first 10 pages. A simple act of becoming vegetarian becomes the unraveling of her entire life and we're seeing it all unfold, not from her perspective, but from those around her. They try to enforce rules of society on her for making this simple choice, and force her to return back to "normal". The three parts of this book all work together so eloquently to show how misogynistic society can be and how even the most well meaning of characters inflict damage in their own sinister way. Hauntingly, beautifully written.

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booksbeforebs's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

All I knew going into ‘The Vegetarian’ was that it’s about a woman in South Korea who goes against cultural norms when she decides to give up eating meat, then things get weird… and it’s really something you have to experience for yourself. I agree: no review or summary can prepare you for what you’re about to read, nor can it do the book justice, for while yes, the book *is* about a woman who gives up eating meat, really it’s about everything *but* that, being an equally gripping and wonderfully unsettling exploration of friction between the individual and the expectations placed on them by society.

Given the content of the book (insert all the warnings) and the strangeness of it, I can see why some readers find it too extreme for their tastes and decide not to finish it; however, personally I found I didn’t want to put the book down, and whenever I had to put it down I couldn’t stop thinking about it, and ever since finishing it I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it—all I want to do is to find other people who have read and been equally fascinated by it so that we can discuss its meaning, pick it apart and obsess over it together, because there are so many layers to appreciate in this masterpiece.

‘The Vegetarian’ truly is worthy of all its accolades.

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mellowred1's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing, powerful read. It's a page turner.

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roshposh's review

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dark reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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almostalwayslistening's review

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dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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anjnryn's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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dontblinkk182's review

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dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

This book might take me a while to process. I recommend reading what the author and the translator have said about it! Personally, the idea that resonated with me was women being “done” with society. How are we supposed to behave as women and as humans who are first and foremost animals?

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