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thereaderfriend 's review for:
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was the most awful book I’ve read. Please look into the trigger warnings and reviews before reading this. So many things wrong.
Main thing for me that I hated was the repeated notion in “dark feminist” novels saying that women are bound to suffer and be controlled by men. That’s so fucked. It doesn’t have to be that way. You’re making it happen by putting work out there that doesn’t support women.
Also, the narration was literally majority of it being a man reading it in a stupid tone. He sounded like a robot. And the little bit there was of the woman’s narration was robotic too. I felt like society was preaching to me that women will never get out of this cycle.
Main thing for me that I hated was the repeated notion in “dark feminist” novels saying that women are bound to suffer and be controlled by men. That’s so fucked. It doesn’t have to be that way. You’re making it happen by putting work out there that doesn’t support women.
Also, the narration was literally majority of it being a man reading it in a stupid tone. He sounded like a robot. And the little bit there was of the woman’s narration was robotic too. I felt like society was preaching to me that women will never get out of this cycle.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Vomit