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アーモンド by Won-pyung Sohn

38 reviews

ambivalentneb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

In terms of reading it, it was enjoyable and a quickie. It t might just be being webtoon rotted but it felt like I was reading a manhwa in part with shorter term character developments. The incremental pace made hops from highlights, from the attack to Gon’s fight and meeting Dora.

The author does a very good job portraying alexityynia and the associated apathy and that hinders and hurts the story development, as it adds more impact but for me it also made it harder to parse and map out how other characters were thinking and for Yunjae’s state of mind in the end of the book.

For now I shall let it simmer because I have not formulated a satisfying moral (again it still kinda felt like a drama manhwa in that regard)

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mld12's review against another edition

4.25

emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hmmm... i really wonder about the moral of the story. It feels anti-disability, either in the way Yun "overcomes" his alexithymia or the way it is questioned if he ever had it. I also thought he would die, and the ending made me wonder if the book is actually made for younger audiences. Other than that, I enjoyed the pondering of human expectations from Yun's point of view.

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nat_001's review against another edition

2.25

hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Honestamente fue un libro muy superficial, todos los temas que tocó a penas los rozó, ni siquiera el personaje principal estuvo bien desarrollado. Todas las problemáticas se me hicieron demasiado forzadas y

el hecho de que la mamá se recuperara por completo del coma me pareció algo incrédulo. También que por ser apuñalado o ser víctima de demasiado dolor pudiera desarrollar sentimientos sin ninguna explicación; el interés amoroso también se me hizo ridículo, apareció de la nada, disque se besaron y volvió a desaparecer.

Sorprendentemente se me hizo una explicación lógica que

sus "almendras" crecieran porque él estaba creciendo pero no me terminó de satisfacer que todo ocurriera de golpe (jaja)

No lo volvería a leer, ni siquiera lo hubiera leído si no fuera por mi club de libro pero gracias al mismo club me he dado la oportunidad de reflexionar más de lo poco que ofrece esta lectura.

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vaaaleriechen's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

has dark themes imbedded but i still enjoyed the read. the boys made me really nervous but their bond pulled the other out of their comfort zones and that was beautiful to read.

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fluture's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Such a unique book that portray the unique side of human's brain in general. Buku ini cukup memberikan gambaran bagaimana emosi diproses sebagai bagian dari otak manusia (amygdala) dan bagaimana perasaan seseorang yang tumbuh dengan amygdala dengan ukuran yang kecil sehingga mereka kesulitan merasakan emosi. This book simply tells us that even though someone seems different, it doesn't means that they're less human than us. Hanya saja, manusia tumbuh dan berkembang dengan ritmenya masing masing. Kita sebagai manusia hanya perlu untuk saling mengerti satu sama lain untuk menerima perbedaan yang ada di antara kita.

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joana_r_costa's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad 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

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rinku's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-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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bella613's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

I loved this book. I read it because it's recommended by 방탄소년단 members. This book is easy to follow but its a lot to unpack as you go, so I listened to it slightly slower than I normally consume audiobooks. (Still in one sitting but at 2x instead of 2.5 or 3) It's very well translated and narrated.
The only thing that keeps it from getting 5☆ is that I dont love the ending. It felt kind of off and too sweet after everything.
Would definitely recommend.

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