Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

La vegetariana by Han Kang

349 reviews

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

danikc8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

Extraordinary, haunting, and unique. I loved the Kafka influence of trauma transforming a person's body and soul. This was an emotionally challenging read with themes of female submission, sexual assault, fetishism, depression, and the trauma of childhood abuse. It left me feeling chilled and desolate, but I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

avalikesreadingagain's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Eating disorder, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Rape

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A fictional commentary about the taboo of mental healthcare, male parental “love,” marital rape and the marginalization of women in South Korea. Sad, jolting, haunting, and triggering. For me, as a Korean woman living outside that system, it’s also an enraging mind f***.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Body horror, Misogyny, and Self harm