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The Vegetarian

Han Kang

Start date: April 1, 2021

Finish date: May 31, 2021

Discussion: Novels

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Dec 10, 2024 sarah rated it it was amazing

It's a very short read, but I've been super busy. I think if I had read in one sitting, I'd enjoyed it even more. The story is incredibly interesting. She wrote from a perspective of three people, but it shifted incredibly well. Her writing is easy to read, but also very beautiful. I love when author writes incredibly detailed that you can picture them so clearly. The story showed us many parts of Korean culture and how badly they treat women. The story seems so far away yet so relatable. It's d ...more

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Jan 02, 2023 untitled no. 9-1 rated it it was amazing

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Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, dysphoria, gore, suicidal thoughts, domestic abuse, schizophrenia/psychosis , suicide attempt, violence, eating disorder, infidelity, mental illness, misogyny, physical abuse, rape, and terminal illness.

Mild : Sexual content, sexual harassment, pedophilia

The title although isn’t misleading, The Vegetarian is a lot less about vegetarianism and rather about South Korean society, conformity (or the lack of), artistic lust, a person’s primal nature, schizophreni ...more

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Apr 18, 2022 florence rated it it was ok

wtf??

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May 06, 2022 nads rated it really liked it

After reading other reviews, it seems most of my qualms with this piece were echoed. First off, this is divided into three parts. The first one was the best; good pacing, visually descriptive, engaging and easy to follow. The pacing and engagement kind of head downhill, and continue doing so across the next two sections. It’s saving grace (in my opinion) is how visually descriptive it is. Translated works are some of my favorite, I find that the nuances in language and culture and how they trans ...more

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