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Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

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polyglotbookworm's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked the development of the protagonist. Quite nice portrait of a portion of the Korean society.
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rinyy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lilybear3's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a good audiobook, if you choose to listen.  I thought the balance and dynamic between one character who has extreme emotions with one that feels nothing was interesting.  The ending was nice and wrapped any loose ends.  I loved the almond symbolism and candy (that specific one mentioned) metaphor throughout, it fit the story quite well.  I wanted to see more of Dora (sp? again, audiobook) and Yunjae's friendship.  Seeing some other reviews, I would've liked to hear the translator's notes because it sounds like it had an impact.  I loved the translation as it was simple, yet emotional.
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milaju's review against another edition

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challenging fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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sarahclaire's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"π‘³π’‚π’”π’•π’π’š, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 π’Œπ’π’π’˜ π’Šπ’• 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’π’†π’Šπ’•π’‰π’†π’“ π’šπ’π’– 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝑰 𝒏𝒐𝒓 π’‚π’π’šπ’π’π’† 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’“π’†π’‚π’π’π’š π’Œπ’π’π’˜ π’˜π’‰π’†π’•π’‰π’†π’“ 𝒂 π’”π’•π’π’“π’š π’Šπ’” π’‰π’‚π’‘π’‘π’š 𝒐𝒓 π’•π’“π’‚π’ˆπ’Šπ’„."

This story is first and foremost about empathy and about being human.

We follow the young Yunjae who has a alexithymia, a brain condition leading to an inability to feel and identify emotions. We get so see him navigating through his childhood into his early adulthood while wondering if feeling nothing might be a curse or a blessing.

As a psychology major I'm obviously extremely interested in human behaviour and the big 'why' behind it.
While following Yunjae as he learns about life and the (mostly unspoken) rules of society, I found myself wondering about the complexity of emotions and the etiquette of expressing them. 

It seems impossible to have a story being told through the eyes of an emotionless narrator and it still being absolutely full of tenderness and emotion but this book did exactly that.
I'm sure it's because of the soft but direct writing style of Sohn Won-Pyung and the english translator Sandy Joosun Lee. 

I really enjoyed stepping into this story and although Yunjea has to deal with many extremely devastating incidents (please look up trigger warnings!) I couldn't help but feel hopeful after finishing it.
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dealogues's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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rudychleb's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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ciΔ™ΕΌkie tematy sΔ… poruszane, bardzo graficzne opisy przemocy wobec ludzi i zwierzΔ…t, momentami ciΔ™ΕΌko siΔ™ czytaΕ‚o.
pierwsze 160 stron mi siΔ™ podobaΕ‚o, ale ostatnie 60 stron... miaΕ‚am wraΕΌenie, ΕΌe wszystko za szybko siΔ™ zmienia. i koΕ„cΓ³wka w ogΓ³le mi siΔ™ nie zgrywa, na przestrzeni 5 stron 5 rΓ³ΕΌnych wΔ…tkΓ³w siΔ™ domknΔ™Ε‚o i zakoΕ„czyΕ‚o happy endem, ale przez to ΕΌe wydarzyΕ‚o siΔ™ to nagle i tak szybko, nie odczuwa siΔ™ zbytnio szczΔ™Ε›cia z tego powodu. 
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abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

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dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I see why 남쀀 and 윀기 liked this book. I see both of them in it. Should have written the review sooner though, my links are starting to blur but again it was still interesting to see, throughout my reading, two of my favorite people β€œreflected” in this story.

 Contrary to what I heard from some people, I thought the author did a good job of telling a story through someone who cannot feel emotions without making it seem lifeless. Not the most memorable book but still one that will stick with me, I think.

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starlit_pathways's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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pepperuwu's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

No estaba lista pa' este viajecito la verdad lmao
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