Vegetarian (New Edition) (Work by Han Jiang, Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Literature)

What is a book with a title like "The Vegetarian" about? Just having a dream completely changed the trajectory of a family. This is somewhat similar to Kafka's "The Metamorphosis". Gregor woke up to find that he had turned into a giant beetle, and Yinghui woke up to become a vegetarian. They also had difficulty gaining the understanding of their families, and they were under tremendous psychological and physical pressure. Yinghui does have a selfish side, but the strange thing is that Yinghui's family was dissatisfied with her and even committed violence, but no one asked her what she was dreaming about from the beginning to the end. What they cared about was not whether it was healthy not to eat meat, but whether Yinghui was gregarious. Therefore, this book does not encourage people to become vegetarians, as some people think, but encourages people to be tolerant, dare to be themselves, and dare to let others be themselves. "One day, when we wake up..." We are finally free, no longer a life consumed by various demands from the outside world. Han Jiang is the first female writer in Asia to win the Nobel Prize. She said: "When I write, I often think about these questions: to what extent human violence can reach; how to define sanity and madness; to what extent we can understand others. I hope "The Vegetarian" can answer these questions of mine. Through "The Vegetarian", I want to portray a woman who is unwilling to join the human community."

At first I thought it was strange, but after seeing the situation of women from their own perspectives, I gradually understood. After reading it, I felt a sense of blockage in my heart. The writing style is delicate and the writing is plain, but this depressing technique contains a strong sense of power.

This book is very special, telling the story of an ordinary woman who, faced with all kinds of violence, chose to escape by turning into a tree. It reminds me of "Kim Ji-young Born in 1982". The protagonists are all experiencing depression and pain in ordinary lives. Yinghui's resistance is extreme, and her experience is heart-wrenching. This book allows us to think more about social pressure and human nature. Worth reading!

I read it in one sitting. There were a lot of switching of perspectives, which made me a little confused at first, but overall it was a good read. It turns out that novels can still be written like this.

Become a tree, stay away from society, and stay away from all related complexities. Is this a mental illness caused by the shadow of childhood, or is it a cruel suicide when people are awake?

It was so well written that I couldn't stop writing it.

Being tightly bound by family of origin, marriage, and social relationships, there are endless hurdles to overcome and pits to jump through. How to live with dignity as a human being?

After looking at it, I found out that there is a copyright fee [face covering]

Shocking, there are many things I don't understand. I want to see more character analysis of great gods.

Simple words and daily plots, I never thought they would end up on paper.

A woman's status in the family is closely related to the happiness of the family. As a woman, especially one who grew up in the 1980s, I have seen too many family stories before I figured out this truth. This book is just a concrete and in-depth demonstration of this principle. But does it deserve a Nobel Prize? I don't think so. It's a matter of opinion, no discussion. I believe that many men cannot read this book, and even if they do, they probably only sympathize with the brother-in-law, and there are many ethically taboo sexual fantasies about the relationship between brother-in-law and sister-in-law. No man would even sympathize with what happened to his sister, who was driven crazy, abandoned, and raped... A poor woman has never enjoyed love in her family, but after getting married, she is constantly asked for love, and tortured both physically and mentally. How can she not go crazy? Can this family stay together? All in all, a good woman is a good feng shui for the family. If you treat your woman well, the family will definitely prosper. If your woman's life is unhappy and unsatisfactory, look for your own problems first.

If only I were really a tree

It's very depressing, and the crazy resistance after being forced to compromise life.

Line drawing... Only when you meet someone who can understand and appreciate someone can you be understood and feel the power contained in it. I understand you

Delicate characterization

A book worth pondering

I haven't finished reading it, so I can't rate it so highly because I haven't understood it yet.

The beginning of this book attracted me. This book is very well written.

Very exciting. Works from 2007. Very nice.

Brother-in-law and brother-in-law can just swap