Cinis

I picked up this book having absolutely no idea what it was about, not even the genre. I only knew it was “good” as I'd seen it on several recommendation lists. I guess my not knowing what it was about is what made me somehow enjoy the first third of it. But the last two? It was just... Mehhh. The writing is beautiful, and I liked how it all sounded like a conversation you'd have with the protagonist, like she's telling you about what happened to her and then she'd remember something and would go back in time to tell you a different story etc. But you get quickly bored of this writing style and I'd say even annoyed. The story was good, but not that good. Even the plot twist wasn't a plot twist, once you get there you kind of already know. The rest of the story is very monotonous. I just didn't care for it.

Weird. Very weird. Disturbing. But also oddly peaceful and mesmerizing. I could picture each scene in my mind like an artistic cinematic experience. Some descriptions and thoughts expressed by the different characters made me pause and reflect deeply on their meaning in my own life. If art is supposed to make you feel something, then “The Vegetarian” is a true literary masterpiece.