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A review by syubeebee
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
5.0
this is a gloomy book, insanely (!) bizarre and twisted but definitely worth reading. i didn’t expect the novel to take such a strong twist, so brutal yet so natural.
the plot summary didn’t appeal to me much but i still picked this novel up because Han Kang has written one of my favorite book : Human Acts. i was not disappointed at all, her style is a delight to read. she has a way of creating engaging characters, unique and each owning a particular “vibe”.
ps : the narrator of the 1st chapter, the vegetarian’s husband, made me strongly think of the narrator in Murakami’s The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, especially in his ‘passive’ way of thinking / seeing his wife.
!!! i would recommend this book for “experienced” readers, this is not an easy book by any means and if you tend to be quite sensitive i would suggest you check the trigger warning before reading. seriously.
the plot summary didn’t appeal to me much but i still picked this novel up because Han Kang has written one of my favorite book : Human Acts. i was not disappointed at all, her style is a delight to read. she has a way of creating engaging characters, unique and each owning a particular “vibe”.
ps : the narrator of the 1st chapter, the vegetarian’s husband, made me strongly think of the narrator in Murakami’s The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, especially in his ‘passive’ way of thinking / seeing his wife.
!!! i would recommend this book for “experienced” readers, this is not an easy book by any means and if you tend to be quite sensitive i would suggest you check the trigger warning before reading. seriously.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, and Blood