Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang

28 reviews

alygoel16's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Blood, Rape, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

frenchvanillapowdercreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Confinement, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Ableism

faithrose16's review against another edition

It is very vivid with the descriptions of animal cruelty in the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Gore, Animal death, Self harm, Rape, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, and Emotional abuse

leonormsousa's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.5

REPRESENTATION 

Korean cast, mental health 

QUOTE 

“The feeling that she had never really lived in this world caught her by surprise. It was a fact. She had never lived. Even as a child, as far back as she could remember, she had done nothing but endure. She had believed in her own inherent goodness, her humanity, and lived accordingly, never causing anyone harm. Her devotion to doing things the right way had been unflagging, all her successes had depended on it, and she would have gone on like that indefinitely. She didn't understand why, but faced with those decaying buildings and straggling grasses, she was nothing but a child who had never lived.” 

WHAT I ENJOYED 

• the violence and weirdness → it took me a little aback at first, but I’m here for it!
• the underlying message (and no, this is not a book about vegetarianism)
• the different POVs allow us to see the story from different perspectives but also contribute to the idea that the MC does not have a voice
• it’s a beautifully written book, even when it’s ugly
• the way it stuck on the back of my head and does not let me go
• I know it’s a book that I’m gonna enjoy even more the second time around

WHAT I DIDN'T ENJOY

• very, very minor but there were points, especially in the dreams sections, where it became a bit confusing for me

READ IF YOU ENJOY

• character-focused books
• a dark, bizarre and disturbing vibe
• unhinged women
• hidden meanings
• different views on life
• non-lovable and flawed characters
• underlying critics of sexist societies

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Sexism

jbcrue's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

nabila99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Rape, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Vomit, and Medical content

soyboi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Animal death, Eating disorder, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

feranmi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Part I known as The Vegetarian was excellent, was terrifying and disturbing and the same time but WTF was Part II. The change was jolting and very unpleasant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Self harm, Rape, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Vomit, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, and Body shaming

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Infidelity

knottmad's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

This book is not for the faint of heart. It's deeply disturbing. The last part is the part that makes the whole book worth reading. This is not a traditional horror story. It has a sense of distrubing banality to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, and Vomit