I read this book for the first time in 2016 after it won the Booker prize, and re-read it again during a recent period of no internet access.
The story centers around a woman who started by refusing to eat meat and gradually transitioned into refusing to eat anything at all as she believed she is becoming a plant. The book is divided into three parts from the perspectives of three different characters: the husband, the brother-in-law, and the sister of the main character. The plot is very imaginative and sensational (Korean pop style), especially the second part, while the third part is much darker and meditative.
The book is a good read, but I am not sure about the Nobel literature prize.
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