Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

419 reviews

gracemk's review against another edition

dark sad 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? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Vomit

bookishlifeof_asr's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

callarosa's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

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

alfspoilerspren's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

jillapeno's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It was a challenging book for me partially because I listened to it. The interstitials in part 1 were difficult to reconcile. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

madka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sinikanone's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

Kann man gut an einem Tag lesen. Ist etwas verstörend, aber das macht es spannend. Das Ende hatte für mich persönlich etwas besser sein können, weil ich hohe Erwartungen hatte. Trotzdem sehr empfehlenswert.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lydiasilvestri's review

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

I enjoyed the use of different perspectives and can appreciate the choice of not granting the reader access into the titular characters mind.

The exploration of family dynamics and patriarchal structures has potential, but is in itself not revolutionary. I am not impressed by the discussion of mental health, which seemed directionless at some points and caricaturistic at others.

A story filled with passive women and abusive men, that allures into a helpless melancholy on one page and leaves you disturbed on the next. Many content warnings. I cannot think of someone I would recommend this to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Vomit

faith_06's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lolipopowiec's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

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

4.0

I am In-hye in the parallel universe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse