Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

352 reviews

susiilove's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Gore

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

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

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

mwhite0226's review against another edition

dark tense

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

xxmaryxx95's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

chiar_'s review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Blood, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Sexism, Animal death, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Dementia, and Mass/school shootings

gia0203's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

4.25

This was a very interesting read. The main character wants to be free from the constraints put on her own body, and she goes to drastic means to do so. At the same time, the men in her life try to control her and mould her into what she should be. I loved the sisters’ perspective because she viewed the main character with humanity. This book has a very bleak outlook on life. It was healing for me to read when I was having a hard day.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Animal death, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

dani_ca's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

i hate men and this was very, very sad

overall unsatisfying end with a lot of men abusing their power and the psychological effects it has in the women in their lives were mostly highlighted in the last part of the book.

if you were told this was a horror novel you were lied to. it’s not NOT horror but i wouldn’t describe it as such.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit