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Ep 421 - The Vegetarian, by Han Kang

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Are You a Vegetarian?

The book is about a woman who refuses to eat meat because she has had bad dreams. When her family find out, they berate her for not eating and force her to have sex with them. She spits the meat out then cuts herself so that no one will hurt her any more. The end of the story sees her sitting on a front bench holding a dead bird in her hand.

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