Reviews with content warning for Death - アーモンド

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アーモンド by Won-pyung Sohn

329 reviews

inpalemoonlight's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

Beautifully written and empathetic coming of age story that explores the human condition and what it means to feel and be able to read other people. I loved the pace of the novel and the narrator, Yunjae.
Yunjae was born with a brain condition, that makes it hard for him to feel and read emotions. We follow him along his way after a shocking act of violence rips apart his world and he is left without his grandma and mother.
The coming of age story is written out of Yunjaes perspective, it‘s his account and exploration of the human condition, of what it means to be alive, to feel and to connect with others. I loved how the reader get‘s to see the world through his eyes, how the language transmits his observatione of and confusion about people‘s expressions and emotions.

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rrio's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional hopeful 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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itsdelulu's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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: N/A

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tinathestrange555's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

I loved it, I couldn't stop reading until I finished it, it was an addictive read. I really liked the narration, and the depth of the main character.

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gloria_lule's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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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raitherabbit's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful 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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lalalusee's review against another edition

3.75

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

easy read, feel the feels as the character grows, nuances of Korean culture and identity I enjoyed, thought a bit about people and their way of perceiving life and others

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kmonae_'s review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective 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

At first, the book took a while for me to get through, as it is a very slow read (at least for me), but one thing I like about Almond is the melodramatic nature of what it’s like to feel. For Yunjae, many might find him to be devoid of all humanity and emotion. Despite his inability to feel emotions, there is something about Yunjae that is ultimately human to me. It’s the way in which he attempts to understand and process emotions, often having difficulty perceiving emotions as related to sociocultural norms and the expectations that are placed upon us in society. Almond brings forth a deeper conversation of how emotions can be predetermined based on our environment but also purely genetic. In other words, it looks at emotions through a nature vs. nurture lens. I really enjoyed the prose of the book and Yunjae’s awakening towards the end, which was beautiful to read in real-time. Overall, Almond was a fantastic read, and I truly enjoyed the lessons and themes it presented.

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