As January continues, I am forging ahead with my renewed Foodie Reads Challenge . My copy of The Vegetarian by Han Kang* was next on my nightstand. So, over the course of a few evenings, I read it. On the Page... While the book was provocative, I can't say that I really enjoyed it. Honestly, I almost put it down. Marital rape, a father force-feeding a grown daughter, attempted suicide...and that was only in the first part of the novella. This book is comprised of three parts. Part one is told from the standpoint of the husband of the vegetarian; part two is narrated by the brother-in-law of the vegetarian; and part three follows the sister of the vegetarian. And all of them were uncomfortable. I will not say too much more - just that the people in her life are baffled by Yeong-hye's abrupt decision to give up meat. This was one passage from a dinner party to which Mr. Cheong brought Yeong-hye. "People mainly used to turn vegetarian because they subscribe...