The Vegetarian -

Han Kang

Hogarth

2016

188 páginas

6h 16m

ISBN-13: 9780553448184

Before the nightmare, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary life. But when splintering, blood-soaked images start haunting her thoughts, Yeong-hye decides to purge her mind and renounce eating meat. In a country where societal mores are strictly obeyed, Yeong-hye's decision to embrace a more “plant-like” existence is a shocking act of subversion. And as her passive rebellion manifests in ever more extreme and frightening forms, scandal, abuse, and estrangement begin to send Yeong-hye spiraling deep into the spaces of her fantasy. In a complete metamorphosis of both mind and body, her now dangerous endeavor will take Yeong-hye—impossibly, ecstatically, tragically—far from her once-known self altogether.

A disturbing, yet beautifully composed narrative told in three parts, The Vegetarian is an allegorical novel about modern day South Korea, but also a story of obsession, choice, and our faltering attempts to understand others, from one imprisoned body to another.

Resenhas (34)

3.5 (Bom)

Não é sobre uma mulher virar vegetariana.

Resenharei apenas sobre o final da história, capítulo no qual a irmã de Young-hye narra.
o capítulo é bem desenvolvido, bonito e comovente de se ler, mas ainda nos deixa estressado sobre como ela pôde aceitar tudo o que foi feito com sua irmã, e só agora, depois de seu marido ter feito aquele ato inexplicável, ela consegue compreendê-la.

“it’s your body, you can treat it however you please. the only area where you’re free to do just as you like. and even that doesn’t turn out how you wanted.”