I really enjoyed this one! I liked that there were two investigations happening on the island and the mainland. The clues were all layed out, but the characters behaviours kept me guessing and I like how it all came together.

The only aspect I liked less were the characters themselves. Because there were so many, they weren't really fleshed out and I struggled to differentiate them for like half the book (especially the guys). And it's a pity that the girls only seemed to be there to cook and serve coffee 🙄

But the pacing was good, the location was fun and it made me interested in the other books in that series!

I find it a bit difficult to rate this book. It's uncomfortable and infuriating, but that is the whole point. Han Kang handled some very heavy topics with a beautiful prose, and I found the structure interesting. Each of the three parts were disturbing and bleak in their own way.

Even if the book is about vegetarianism at the forefront, it dives heavily into other themes like social pressure, isolation, eating disorders and abuse in various forms. I would have loved to have Yeong-hye's dreams be described throughout the whole book and see how they evolve. The male characters were absolutely awful. It was very sad, but these situations still happen and the message is still so important.