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A review by sandro_reads
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The Vegetarian is a viscerally visual novel that paints a portrait of Yeong-hye as told by 3 POVs of people around her.
It attempts to tackle a lot of issues from family violence to mental health to gender roles with a sort of magic realism brush but ultimately left me confused.
It attempts to tackle a lot of issues from family violence to mental health to gender roles with a sort of magic realism brush but ultimately left me confused.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt