A review by mildhonestbonsai
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

 This was.....quite the book.

I'm glad it was very short. Not sure if the story would benefit from a longer length given what the character in focus goes through. Idk. It was something lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail