The Vegetarian

Wounds, desires, and death
April 3, 2024
cover
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
Changbi
2007-10-30
9788936433598

Review

It was a somewhat difficult book for me. Not because the content is hard, but because the protagonist's painful emotions are well-revealed in the author's expressions and word choices.
I felt a similar hardship as when I read Jung You-jeong's 28 in the past.

The emotions felt by the husband, brother-in-law, and sister towards Yeong-hye are all different. There is no perspective of the protagonist Yeong-hye herself.

This work also seems to be a book that needs to be read several times.

The immersion and liveliness given by Han Kang's expressions and word choices make me a bit afraid to read her other works.
Especially Human Acts seems like something I'll have to read with great determination.
Jooojub
System S/W engineer
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