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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Three first parts sucked me into the story. The last part was melodramatic and cliché.
Me gusto mucho, leer la historia de este chico me hizo sentir muchas cosas, unos de los mejor que leí.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"This story is about a monster meeting another monster. One of the monsters is me"
At an early age, Yunjae was diagnosed with alexithymia, a neurological disorder that makes it almost impossible for his brain to recognize or express emotions, due to the underdeveloped almond shaped amygdalae.
Yunjae's mom used to try to "fix" him by feeding him almonds and training socially acceptable responses with him everyday, a way to care and protect him from the tough world, until she fell into a coma, leaving Yunjae to deal with his differences by himself.
Later on we meet Gon, a newcomer, who decides to pick on Yunjae.. Weird thing is that a kinship starts forming between the two of them. The aggressive, exaggerated troublemaker, and the cold, weird, passive victim; both looked down upon society, both "monsters" who help each other grow and build their own identities.
I had to think about this book a lot before giving it a rating, but finally realized I can't point one bad thing about it. Almond is so tragic yet so beautifully touching, and despite being short, it still made me feel all kinds of emotions.
*some parts are very graphic and made me feel a little uncomfortable, so def check the trigger warnings before reading!
At an early age, Yunjae was diagnosed with alexithymia, a neurological disorder that makes it almost impossible for his brain to recognize or express emotions, due to the underdeveloped almond shaped amygdalae.
Yunjae's mom used to try to "fix" him by feeding him almonds and training socially acceptable responses with him everyday, a way to care and protect him from the tough world, until she fell into a coma, leaving Yunjae to deal with his differences by himself.
Later on we meet Gon, a newcomer, who decides to pick on Yunjae.. Weird thing is that a kinship starts forming between the two of them. The aggressive, exaggerated troublemaker, and the cold, weird, passive victim; both looked down upon society, both "monsters" who help each other grow and build their own identities.
I had to think about this book a lot before giving it a rating, but finally realized I can't point one bad thing about it. Almond is so tragic yet so beautifully touching, and despite being short, it still made me feel all kinds of emotions.
*some parts are very graphic and made me feel a little uncomfortable, so def check the trigger warnings before reading!
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
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
meraviglioso dall’inizio alla fine, è un libro che deve essere letto almeno una volta.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated