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mrvm 's review for:
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is haunting and will stick with you. As you read it you see the mental decline of two sisters and the men that take advantage of that. The sister that the story is centered around and whose mental and physical decline is at the center of the book has been failed by everyone in her life and it is not shocking to see that she has come to the state that she is in. There is no resolution to this book and no where close to a happy ending for these sisters. This book will stick with me for a very long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse