'The Vegetarian' is an outstanding book which at one level is a relentless examination of what disease, art and a troubled family can do to oneself and at another level an extremely moving depiction of human emotions. For me, personally, it was a book I have always wanted to read, a story I always wanted to write, and as it calls out on the cover, an extraordinary experience. 
 A woman who decides to turn vegetarian, a man for whom his art is above all desires, a sister who can never rise above the guilt of the past - all of these come together to form a gripping, crisp, lyrical narrative that is going to haunt me for some more time. 
 Clearly the best book I have read this year. Strongly recommended!