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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Child death
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
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.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
I loved the juxtaposition between Yunjae and Gon, although they were such contrasting characters, I really loved the scenes of them interacting with each other and taking on the world they had been dropped into with such different approach.
There were so many things in this book that I thought were really clever, most of which I am hesitant to write about in detail for fear of ruining the plot... But I will say that I found Almond to be heartfelt, reflective, complex and impactful. I loved how the hopelessness and frustration leapt off the page in places and most of all, I loved how immersive and all-consuming the writing style was.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
I am so glad I finally decided to get my hands on this book and read it. It is probably one of my favourite reads of 2022!
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
first of all, the motive behind this book is absolutely heartwarming and i am so in love with the characters. they were unique and seething with beauty and life. especially yunjae was deeply relatable for me, and i thought it was an absolute treat to explore his brain and how he perceives things. it was so nice to read about loss and feelings from an objective point of view.
i'm also a huge fan of short chapters, since they just keep me going, which this one undoubtedly did. the relationship dynamics were really nice as well, adventurous and new.
the only thing i didn't quite like was the love interest. her character is fine and has some depth, however yunjae falling for her so easily felt strangely out of character and i thought it ruined the idyll of his character a little bit. the love interest simply wasn't necessary in my opinion.
the ending totally made up for that though. it was soooo sad and satisfying. such a gracious book.
:) my fav quote:
so i don't know why people laugh or cry. joy, sorrow, love, fear—all these things are vague ideas to me. the words "emotion" and "empathy" are just meaningless letters in print.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol