Reviews tagging 'Death'

アーモンド by Won-pyung Sohn

332 reviews

annalu's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative sad tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder

rudychleb's review against another edition

4.0

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

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szybko się czyta, rozdziały są krótkie, przez co akcja też szybko mknie do przodu. jest pierwszoosobowa narracja, pisane jako forma jakiegoś dziennika głównego bohatera.
ciężkie tematy są poruszane, bardzo graficzne opisy przemocy wobec ludzi i zwierząt, momentami ciężko się czytało.
pierwsze 160 stron mi się podobało, ale ostatnie 60 stron... miałam wrażenie, że wszystko za szybko się zmienia. i końcówka w ogóle mi się nie zgrywa, na przestrzeni 5 stron 5 różnych wątków się domknęło i zakończyło happy endem, ale przez to że wydarzyło się to nagle i tak szybko, nie odczuwa się zbytnio szczęścia z tego powodu. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship

lenaschrn's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring sad medium-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, Death

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

4.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

risemini's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder

lizlikesfrogs's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

just22jess22's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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 beautifully crafted coming-of-age book that centers around a young boy with a brain condition that singles him out at every turn, Almond is a book that is hard to forget. 

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.

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Content Warnings

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

unboxedjack's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

evanlyn's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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To książka, którą czyta się szybko, ale zostawia z refleksją. Myślę, że nie nada się dla każdego, ale warto po nią sięgnąć, jeśli interesują Was takie tematy jak życie z nietypowym schorzeniem, emocje,

tragedia w rodzinie

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder

kopikobianca's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Death