Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

130 reviews

traciereads's review

dark reflective sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Rape

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

hfleur's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Blood, Medical content, Mental illness, Vomit, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Misogyny and Domestic abuse

beatriks's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Blood, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Medical content, and Gore

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Physical abuse

cherryreads22's review

challenging dark reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, and Self harm

maiaespiri2's review

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

anenome's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Confinement, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Rape, Abandonment, Body horror, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Rape, and Sexual assault

awaybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, and Physical abuse

mementomoriiv's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Violence, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Rape, Medical trauma, and Animal cruelty

mbhcad's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m not entirely sure what this novel is about, but that doesn’t stop it from being gripping the entire way through. Han Kang creates a subject whose very existence upends the lives of those around her, laying out like spilt entrails the inescapable violence of patriarchy. Yeong-hye, the titular housewife-turned-vegetarian, is constantly manipulated and violated by the men around her who have decided her expression of autonomy is an unbearable offense. A spectacularly written read that left me feeling hollow, but not in a bad way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Body shaming, Blood, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Rape, Gore, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Body horror, Suicide attempt, and Forced institutionalization