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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
here is another part i highlighted that i found profound:
“Mom, do you even know what that character means?” “Of course!” Granny glared at Mom, then in a deep low voice, she said, “Love.” “What does love mean?” Mom asked mischievously. “To discover beauty.” After Granny wrote the top part of the character , then the middle part, (meaning “heart”), she said, “These three dots are us. This one’s mine, this one’s yours, this one’s his!”
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Toxic friendship
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: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail