The Vegetarian

This book made me feel gross and disturbed and I think that was the point. I can’t decide whether I love it or I hate it. I can’t even decide if it’s good or not! So much of this book is written in an abstract way that it’s hard to really pinpoint anything about its plot or its characters. It is firmly a book that aims to elicit emotions first and tell a story second. It is very good at eliciting those emotions and some of the phrasing here is super cool (and translated quite well), but I’m not sure what the point of it is. Maybe it doesn’t have a point, or its point is so grand that it can apply to everything. I think it’s kind of brilliant even if it is incredibly uncomfortable and certainly one of the last books I’d ever choose to reread.