Reviews with content warning for Animal cruelty - The Vegetarian

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pipchiappa's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

Hauntingly dark and a very difficult read. Unsettling both in theme and actual writing which makes a little hard to read. Not my most enjoyable read.

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brb427's review

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miriamrose's review against another edition

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i wish i’d checked the trigger warnings before i read this but even then i think it would have barely hinted at the directions this book goes in. themes of self harm, ed, animal abuse, domestic abuse, rape/sa etc. i’m really unsure how to feel because it does touch on some interesting themes about the female body under the subjugation of men but in the end this is this is. a bleak fucking book and it’s hard to come away feeling anything except depressed

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katherine_shelton's review

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dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

I really liked this book. It has The Yellow Wallpaper vibes, but a bit more violent and grotesque. There are definitely elements of body horror and it does a great job at building a sense of disgust and alienation and foreboding. It's a book that you can physically experience. In the first two parts, written from the perspectives of the husband and brother-in-law, there were segments that felt a little repetitive. But overall, I think it's an excellent book.

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