Reviews with content warning for Blood - アーモンド

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アーモンド by Won-pyung Sohn

235 reviews

mmefish's review against another edition

3.75

reflective tense 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: Yes

"From what I understood, love was an extreme idea. A word that seemed to force something undefinable into the prison of letters. But the word was used so easily, so often. People spoke of love so casually, just to lean the slightest pleasure or thanks"

It's a short, simple story loaded with heavy themes but written with enough distance for the reader to be able to digest it. While I found it heartwarming (in a bittersweet kind of way), the story carries a dangerous idea of "one person can change someone abusive if they only try hard enough". "I can save him", if you will.
This message is already being reinforced in various media, both actively and passively, albeit it is usually aimed at women. Without proper critical reading skills, especially among younger audience, this novel might reinforce that belief and passively encourage harmful outcomes, like entering or staying in toxic relationships.
Major spoilers:

Especially dangerous in this sense is the climax of the story: "I would do anything to save him" says the MC and gets very close to dying, having to relean to walk anew, sacrificing himself for his friend.

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harlowboo's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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: Yes

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kavyathalody's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

The book is written in a very direct way but with a detached voice that really reflects the way the mc sees himself and his place in the world. i think this straightforward tone can make the book seem simple, like a typical coming of age about misfit teens, but if you think of it more like a character study and keep in mind that the mc is still a child and his views are largely informed by the way he was raised, it opens it up to deeper interpretations. Overall and very profound and interesting story about simple parts of life.

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space_waste's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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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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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sashlmac's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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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maeiltime's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lived the idea and characters but not the writing. Lowkey tragedy p*rn

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marie_griz's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

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despuesdeleer's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Una lectura corta interesante que muestra cómo los seres humanos perciben a las personas con discapacidad en el contexto de la conservadora sociedad surcoreana. Es una traducción, un libro muy rápido de leer con capítulos cortos y de escritura sencilla.

La historia trata sobre un niño que nació con una condición llamada Alexitimia que le dificulta sentir emociones como el miedo o la ira. Vive con una madre muy dedicada que hace todo lo que está en sus manos para ayudarlo, y una abuela que es un pilar de apoyo para él y su madre. Pero su vida sufre un gran cambio cuando su familia atraviesa una inmensa tragedia que lo deja huérfano, tras lo cual enfrenta muchos obstáculos en su vida diaria y escolar.

Entabla amistad con un compañero de clase temperamental y descubre la amistad y el amor.

Creo que el contraste entre los dos personajes principales fue interesante. El chico que no siente nada conoce a un chico que siente mucho. La dinámica era interesante. El trasfondo de la sociedad coreana también es muy interesante.

Creo que este libro funcionó mejor porque estaba ambientado en Corea. Hay críticas sutiles a la sociedad rígida y conservadora: la vida de rutina y las presiones sobre la clase media. Algunas escenas, incluyendo libros, están descritas de manera muy vívida y la escritura es hermosa en esos momentos.

En algunos puntos, ciertos elementos parecieron casi irreales, incluyendo algunos momentos con estallidos repentinos de violencia, pero en general es un libro intrigante y reflexivo sobre la mayoría de edad que captura sentimientos de tristeza y esperanza. Me gustó la historia aunque el final no fue mi favorito.

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sanarnia's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

Loved this read. It was truly like the life of a 15 year old boy, the author didn't make it overly dramatic or add too many plot twists just for the sake of a good book. This book is simple and its so good, I absolutely enjoyed every second of it and it had me hooked. Korean authors are killing it so far. I love gons character in this book, it reflects with a quote I'm fond of-"there is no one that cant be saved. There are just people that give up"

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