A review by blueshirt
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

dark sad slow-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 thought this was a horror book, and it definitely is not. It's just a sad, mildly boring story about
a lady with schizophrenia who goes vegetarian, is taken advantage of by her brother-in-law, and then starves herself to death (or nearly so).
Not my cup of tea.

And I can only assume that the reviewer on the book jacket who compared this to Kafka doesn't understand that cultural norms vary between cultures. This wasn't Kafkaeqsue at all....
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