The Vegetarian (by Han Kang)

The New York Times recently listed The Vegetarian as one of its top 15 books by women; I've loved most of the other books on the list that I've read (with the notable exception of Mislaid, blech) and we even had this in the house in real-life paper book form.

Well, I loved it. It's the eerie story of a Korean woman named Yeong-hye who reclaims her autonomy (after being abused by her father and dominated by her husband) by giving up meat. The story is told from the perspectives of her husband, her brother-in-law, and her sister, all of whom have various degrees of concern and a desire to control her.

As you can tell, I read it allegorically in many ways -- especially with the mirror of her sister at the end, it seems like a meditation on male rebellion to patriarchal power.  It also has beautiful, poetic imagery and is also at points quite creepy and sad. Loved it all!