Reviews with content warning for Schizophrenia/Psychosis - The Vegetarian

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littlebeereads's review

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

4.75

I felt like this was performative art in a book. The visuals are stunning. I particularly found it interesting how we only hear from outer perspective on the main character making it all the more vague but extremely interesting to hear what’s going on. Loses 1/4 of a star because the ending had me a bit confused.

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sallyjh's review

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challenging dark emotional fast-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

3.0

I found The Vegetarian a disturbing book. The writing is strong but the subject matter is very dark and it is unsettling. The main character is viewed through the filters of her hisband, brother-in-law and sister who, particularly the first two objectify her.

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bougainvillaya's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

this was written so well - the undulating between present and past tense in the last section was so cool and expertly done. the feeling of insomnia was truly conveyed! i dont know that i understood the characters or motivations or even like how things were happening but there was certainly a mood and it was interesting! the level of violence towards women was uncomfortable but gave me insight. wow!

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jacre's review

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

3.0

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hcasasca's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

Uf quin puto fàstic 😭
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.

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karaokestar's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

The book revolves around the main characters decision to go vegetarian and the ripple effect of how that affects the family around her.

Han Kang explores violence through a feminist lens of a modern Korean family. The story has a touch of magical realism that makes it odd in the best possible way.

Deals with very hard topics - see content warning.

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