So, what have you been reading recently? | 📚 Weekly book discussion, review, and recommendations thread, January 4th, 2026 (thelemmy.club)

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[-] PumpkinMug@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 month ago

The Vegetarian, by Han Kang. Its the story of a Korean women told from the perspective of her abusers. One of those thats hard to say you "like" because the material is pretty rough

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[-] Cowbee@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Human Acts is also brutal.

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