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A review by nikki_in_niagara
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
5.0
One day Yeong-hye decides not to eat meat. A bit startling to a traditional Korean family but she is also not eating animal byproducts like cheese and eggs. She nibbles on vegetables and her body quickly deteriorates with no protein. She has no reason for this simply that she had a dream. She is soon sent to a mental health hospital.
Yeong-hye has gone mad and her story is told in three parts from three different points of view but never her own. Her condition gets scarier and scarier as she brings herself close to death. I found the topic sad and frightening. To not have the full support of your family through such a fragile time in life is shocking and contributes to the illness. The ending is ambivalent and sad. I loved every word of this story.
Yeong-hye has gone mad and her story is told in three parts from three different points of view but never her own. Her condition gets scarier and scarier as she brings herself close to death. I found the topic sad and frightening. To not have the full support of your family through such a fragile time in life is shocking and contributes to the illness. The ending is ambivalent and sad. I loved every word of this story.