Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

アーモンド by Won-pyung Sohn

65 reviews

whysoseriousnat's review against another edition

5.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Quick to read,  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Blood, Grief

zannayo's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

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A story I may not read again but one I will continue being glad I have read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent

leahrosiee's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings

korinnagarcia's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative 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

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This book is sad, f*cked up, uncomfortable, and beautiful. It really makes you think about emotions and empathy and how we take those things for granted. The ability to love, and how love can change everything. I found the nuanced similarities of Yunjae and Gon fascinating. One can speak eloquently and give you all the definitions of emotions but can’t express them. The other desperately wants to express their feelings but doesn’t know how to and lacks the vocabulary so they resort to frustrated physical acts. One is searching for a way to feel love but can’t feel it and the other is looking to be loved but can’t find it. I also found it really telling who the real monsters in this book were, all of the people that were so quick to judge, stereotype, and so slow to sympathize, and understand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent

jz724's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood

Minor: Murder, Alcohol

svblvna's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i genuinely didn't know a story about someone not feeling anything could make me feel so much 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence

animaepanda's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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This book punched me in the face. Several times. In a good way! The very beginning and the ending were my favorite parts; they hit the hardest. I was freaking out during my classes as I read them, because they were so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

shybookstagramer's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional 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: Yes

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I was hesitant to read this because it's literary fiction, which I usually have a hard time reading, but I wanted to give it a try because it was recommended to me. I'm glad I did! I surprisingly loved the characters and their character development was great. I didn't fully understand all the things that were going on with Yunjae and his brain, but that didn't stop the impact of the story. The book is fast-paced and obviously very character-oriented, which I think worked well for this book. I do recommend checking this one out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

animal cruelty/death is about a butterfly

tashspice's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Started this book bc Namjoon and Yoongi read it. It’s a quick audiobook of 5-hours. Interesting relationships.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Child death

courtneyandbooks's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape