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3,5 stars!
Ok - understood why this book was deemed important. The topic of women and mental health, especially in Asia, is still something that rarely discussed. Han Kang's description about the mental illness of the main character of this book is blunt and bleak, but still has many implying meaning especially in related to the women's position in family and society.
However - some of the parts are just too graphic and absurd for me. I think that's what Korean literature is about: it's either the ...more
Ok - understood why this book was deemed important. The topic of women and mental health, especially in Asia, is still something that rarely discussed. Han Kang's description about the mental illness of the main character of this book is blunt and bleak, but still has many implying meaning especially in related to the women's position in family and society.
However - some of the parts are just too graphic and absurd for me. I think that's what Korean literature is about: it's either the ...more
Very, very strange. Mental illness, dreams, people's response to veganism, cultural norms. Read for Week 43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold). It was definitely unsettling.
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Dec 01, 2016
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