Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

231 reviews

mumintr0llet's review

dark slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content, Self harm, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

anenome's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Confinement, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Rape, Abandonment, Body horror, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Rape, and Sexual assault

awaybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, and Physical abuse

itsnat's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

2.0

the vegetarian was difficult and uncomfortable to read. i found myself wincing and cringing a lot while reading this book. the sexual assault as well as the vivid descriptions of yeong-hye's dreams felt very intense and there were multiple times when i was sort of just holding my breath trying to get through those sections as quickly as possible. it was interesting to get to know yeong-hye and in-hye a bit better in the last third of the book after reading the first two parts of the story that are from the perspectives of their husbands. ultimately i was just left feeling incredibly sad for both of the sisters and angry about how they had been treated by their family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Animal cruelty

mementomoriiv's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Violence, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Rape, Medical trauma, and Animal cruelty

tangerinejellies's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Suicide

kaya7's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

The title can be misleading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

mbhcad's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m not entirely sure what this novel is about, but that doesn’t stop it from being gripping the entire way through. Han Kang creates a subject whose very existence upends the lives of those around her, laying out like spilt entrails the inescapable violence of patriarchy. Yeong-hye, the titular housewife-turned-vegetarian, is constantly manipulated and violated by the men around her who have decided her expression of autonomy is an unbearable offense. A spectacularly written read that left me feeling hollow, but not in a bad way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Body shaming, Blood, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Rape, Gore, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Body horror, Suicide attempt, and Forced institutionalization

federica1994's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

Very dark and sometimes unsettling story about a woman that, after a series of disturbing dreams, stops eating meat. When I started reading this book I thought that this was its main story and that it would have revolved on it, but it is much deeper and each turn makes it more and more dream-like, hallucinogenic, sensual. The writing is beautiful and the author was able to describe both beauty and horror

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse