Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

26 reviews

chrztnnn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

My casual craving for best sad books has been satisfied. As an alternative for a review, I will be leaving personally favored quotes to tend my woes for this book.

"Books took me to places I could never go otherwise. They shared the confessions of people I'd never met and lives I'd never witnessed. The emotions I could never feel, and the events I hadn't experienced could all be found in those volumes."

"There is no such person who can't be saved. There are only people who give up on trying to save others. It's a quote by the American accused-murderer-turned-writer P.J. Nolan."

"Most people could feel but didn't act. They said they sympathized, but easily forgot. The way I see it, that was not real. I didn't want to live like that."


Now I understood why many loved this book. I am part of the 'many' now and perhaps forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Mental illness

vira92's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

cookiecream's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Violence

Moderate: Torture

dominiq_ec's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book made me cry in the ending pages, and while I don't let myself cry often, it's usually a sign of a pretty good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Bullying, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Grief

hannasreads's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Torture

jennynz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, and Bullying

Moderate: Cursing

rachjy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Animal death, Ableism, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Cursing, and Torture

sleepyriv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i wld die for gon and yunjae

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Grief, Violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Medical content, Torture, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

siriface's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Death

molly_rose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Grief, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment and Toxic friendship