A review by moothemonster
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

this book reminds me a LOT of the god of small things - i absolutely adore books like this, weird literary things with enough themes to fill up an entire notebook with notes. but in the nature of it being similar to god of small things to me, i dont really think i can give it a 5 star rating until i read it twice. i listened to it this time around, and because of that i feel like there are bits of it i didnt understsnd or pick up because i straight up wasnt paying attention, so i need to read it again

basically this book is a beautiful commentRy on the patriarchy, societal expectations, mental health and human violence that i love but cant give 5 stars because i need to read it again to appreciate it