miriamrose 's review for:

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

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i wish i’d checked the trigger warnings before i read this but even then i think it would have barely hinted at the directions this book goes in. themes of self harm, ed, animal abuse, domestic abuse, rape/sa etc. i’m really unsure how to feel because it does touch on some interesting themes about the female body under the subjugation of men but in the end this is this is. a bleak fucking book and it’s hard to come away feeling anything except depressed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis