Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

45 reviews

rachellen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This was a dark read, which pulls you into the depths of madness and despair. The pain that radiates off this story is intolerable yet too tangible to look away from. It challenges many themes within a South Korean setting and allows readers to experience the horrors of the characters with a self awareness of faults that is triggered by Kang’s style of writing.

It all felt very present. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

bridge_to_narnia's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Well written, but I don't think it was for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sharnanigans's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

ixris's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Well paced and fascinating

maiaespiri2's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This is hard because while I enjoyed the symbolism and literary quality of this book, it also contains numerous instances of gratuitous violence, eating disorders, and abuse. I came into this book thinking it was a horror book based on the cover and implications in the synopsis. It is a horror book but not like I thought. The way women are treated in this book is the truly horrifying part. Rape, abuse, sexualisation, more rape etc. I really enjoyed the intentional slow decent for Yeong-hye into having zero control over her life despite every attempt to prevent it. I think the execution is just so violent that this book is soured for any attempt at resolution. Especially when the resolution is the sister abandoning her child?! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

vncavalcanti'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

thomasdj's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abandonment

sophia_m_w's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

stvalentine's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

such an unsettling novel yet one so full of beauty and sensuality. not an 'easy read' by any means, but a very rewarding one nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail