Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

650 reviews

sbaudett's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Rape

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

i am really trying to think if there's anything i got out of this book, and i'm coming up blank.
i can't even say it was interesting because i was often bored. it was undeniably disturbing, but that alone doesn't make for a good read. it often read like, "they did this. then they did this. this is what they did." the writing fell so flat that i didn't highlight a single passage. and maybe it went over my head but i couldn't extract any meaning from it, either. after reading others' reviews, none of the mentioned themes held any weight for me, except for patriarchy. just an unpleasant, unenlightening slog. it earned one star because the first part of the three was my favorite, and at least i can say i have a favorite, even though i wouldn't say it was good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Gore, Abandonment, and Body shaming

Minor: Ableism, Dementia, Alcohol, and Cursing

regent_ace's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

So this book started off in the first part, mildly disturbing and confusing but it had potential. It had me interested but than it quickly fell off from there and the second part was just gross and a slog to get through with the final part being mildly interesting but boring at the same time with a unsatisfying ending 

So my initial warning is don't go into this expecting to like any of the characters and wanting consistency.There were things I felt the author set up that didn't go anywhere

I kind of get the thematic points the author was trying to go for but it ultimately fell flat for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Death, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Self harm

Moderate: Animal death and Physical abuse

crobert's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Self harm, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Vomit

miynv_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Sexism, Vomit, and Eating disorder

tori21's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Blood

otherworlds's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

haunting... honestly i connected to it a lot as a survivor of sexual violence. don't come in expecting a gruesome horror novel - it's more of a disturbing story about a woman robbed of autonomy and dignity, whose body is her final site of defiance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

readbooksovermygrave's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Rape, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Child abuse

aishafanky's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

vanyasingh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Rape, and Eating disorder