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ladynavalon's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
hcasasca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Storygraph m'hauria avisat dels tw d'abús sexual o jo almenys podria haver vist que es categoritza com a horror, no ho sé. Podria haver explotat qualsevol de les 152 crítiques socials que explica, però sembla una fascinació per la violació i la submissió (entre altres bestialitats, és clar...).
Tant de bo no haver-lo llegit, la veritat, quin mal rato.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
pcalifornia's review
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt
hunterofdaisies's review
Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
ameliarosesommer's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
arthurwjones's review
- 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
4.25
A short but heavy read.
The three perspectives of the main character Yeong-hye’s sudden and staunch vegetarianism (veganism) while none of these being from her point of view was eye-opening.
The final section told from In-hye’s perspective about shared issues and sisterhood was brutal and emotional.
The second section was definitely more abstract and focused intently on shared delusion, was the more “erotic” part and was horrific in places.
Overall though, this was an incredible book.
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Vomit
barath_6023's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.25
Yeong-hye has never been her own person her whole life, and her choice to become vegetarian (or more accurately, a vegan) felt like her desire to upend all that she has been told to be. The family meetup in the first chapter is where years of abuse, misogyny and control reach a breaking point in her life.
While the first chapter from her husband's POV is rather straightforward, the second chapter was quite abstract and confusing, and I never understood why that was significant. And why the blurbs focus on the "erotic nature" in particular! They just skip over the much more relevant sisterhood that follows this section.
The third chapter from her sister's POV was more interesting, especially with their similar struggles.
All in all, it's a heavy, haunting and engrossing read.
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Self harm
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Rape
clarissacardona'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
callarosa's review against another edition
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
datnad's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, and Suicide attempt