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Literature reflects a painful society.

At one point, she connected herself to the essence of nature.

The story of an ordinary woman who was suddenly struck by a bloody nightmare, flashed an overnight vision, which made her decide to turn away from eating meat. The focus on nutrition was not uncommon in society, but her behavior looked like a silent rebellion that shook the relationship around her husband and family, the deep cuts under her skin and the cracks of a life ready to break, the more she went down to explore... the more things that reflected back were hard to swallow.

[Reading recap EP.03] Summary after reading... ✨

It is a book that is magically rooted in the character's mind, but inadvertently sees the lives of ordinary humans superimposed on it strangely. It is the unfolding of a male society that really and painfully presses on women through powerful symbols like "plants," natural creatures that grow pure, unadorned and persistent, determined, which makes them come back to question why humans cannot live independently in the true nature of nature, but must endure being confined to the false rules of society. The sense after reading is pompous, bitter and screaming in their hearts, even the letters attract us. I want to dive into the essence of life, but deep down I'm afraid to face the truth of the world, because I'm so afraid that it will be what we really thought (and it really is).

The Vegetarian. The Vegetarian.

Writing: Han Kang

Translator: Mintra Intrarat

Publisher: Page

# bookreview # readingrecap # literaryfiction # thevegetarian # Book review

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... Read moreหลังจากได้อ่าน The Vegetarian ผมรู้สึกทั้งประทับใจและสะเทือนใจในเวลาเดียวกัน การที่ตัวละครหญิงในเรื่องตัดสินใจเลิกกินเนื้อสัตว์ไม่ใช่แค่เรื่องของโภชนาการ แต่กลายเป็นการกบฏเงียบที่ส่งผลกระทบอย่างลึกซึ้งกับทุกความสัมพันธ์รอบตัวเธอ การเลือกเส้นทางนี้เหมือนเป็นการค้นหาความจริงแท้ของตัวเอง ท่ามกลางแรงกดดันจากคนรอบข้างและกรอบสังคมชายเป็นใหญ่ที่กดทับผู้หญิงอย่างไม่ปรานี สิ่งที่สะท้อนชัดเจนคือสัญลักษณ์ของ 'พืช' ที่เปรียบเสมือนชีวิตอิสระบริสุทธิ์ที่เติบโตตามธรรมชาติ จนอาจทำให้เราตั้งคำถามว่า ทำไมมนุษย์ต้องถูกกักขังจำกัดอยู่ในกรอบสังคมที่สร้างขึ้นเองและเต็มไปด้วยความอยุติธรรม ตัวหนังสือได้ฉายภาพความขมขื่นและความหวาดกลัวในหัวใจของตัวละครเหมือนกับการร้องกรีดของจิตวิญญาณที่ต้องการจะปลดปล่อยออกมา ในฐานะผู้ที่เคยอ่านหนังสือประเภทนี้ ผมคิดว่ามันมีคุณค่าอย่างยิ่งที่เราจะได้สะท้อนกับตนเองและสังคมผ่านวรรณกรรมที่ลึกซึ้งเช่นนี้ นอกจากนี้ ช่วงที่มีข้อความในภาพยิ่งทำให้เห็นความเปราะบางทางร่างกายและจิตใจของตัวละครซึ่งสะท้อนถึงการดิ้นรนภายในที่ซ่อนอยู่ใต้ผิวหนัง ความรู้สึกว่า "หน้าอกแบนลง" หรือ "ผอมลงเรื่อยๆ" เหมือนสัญญาณทางกายที่บ่งบอกถึงสิ่งที่ตัวละครต้องเผชิญอย่างหนักหน่วง สำหรับคนที่สนใจวรรณกรรมที่ผิดแผกและชวนคิด The Vegetarian คือผลงานที่ควรค่าแก่การอ่านและทบทวนถึงบทบาทและกรอบทางสังคมที่เรายืนอยู่ รวมทั้งการเข้าถึงแก่นแท้ของชีวิตที่อาจมีความเจ็บปวดแต่ก็น่าค้นหาอย่างแท้จริง.

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