A review by mariees333
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

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

4.0

this was a disturbing read, but really powerful. Yeong-Hye’s story is told by anyone but herself, which is unfortunately the whole point, since she never had any control over her life. that was until she became a vegetarian. but even then, the abuse was endless. it was an excellent read, even tho it was a bit hard to understand at times, since english isn’t my first language, and i think this novel is a complicated reading in general. there were a lot of metaphor, and i’m not sure i got them all, but the author did an exceptional writing job for sure. 
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