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emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
Das Buch schafft es, dass mir zwei völlig verschiedene Charaktere, deren Verhalten mir auf unterschiedliche Weise moralisch zuwider ist und mit deren Gedankengängen und Taten ich selten sympathisieren kann, so sehr ans Herz wachsen, dass ich mich kaum von ihnen verabschieden mag. Und irgendwo in diesem Widerspruch steckt wohl die Erkenntnis, die Almond einem mit auf den Weg geben kann.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Physical abuse
Minor: Abandonment
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment
Minor: Misogyny, Toxic friendship
dark
emotional
inspiring
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
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
i quite liked this. the first two-thirds or so took me much longer to read because it was difficult to be in yunjae'e head for too long but i binged the back half very quickly. i liked the exploration of alexithymia but his narration was too much at times. while i'm happy with the way things ended, i thought it was a tad cheesy that his mom woke up. good for him though. i found myself really feeling for gon. i'm happy he has sensible adults around him now at least.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Medical content
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Kidnapping, Grief
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
This is what I call a wonderful read.
The book follows the story of Yun-jae, a boy who was born with a problem: he cannot express any feeling - no happiness, no sadness, no fear. Because of that it's very hard to fit in the society. The whole story is written from his point of view - the pov of aomwone who tries to understand what others feel and tey to read social ques and mimics in order to knoe how to respond to things.
Another important character in the book is Gon. Their relationship is so special, for both of them, it's even harder to understand it in the beginning but it does make sense.
This book is about feelings, friendship, lovw and family. The book shoes how conplex feelings are and how hard actually is to understand them, to misinterpreted a smile, or tears or words such as "go away".
This book made me cry as a baby in the end. It is a beautiful story with beautiful writing and amazing growth.
The book follows the story of Yun-jae, a boy who was born with a problem: he cannot express any feeling - no happiness, no sadness, no fear. Because of that it's very hard to fit in the society. The whole story is written from his point of view - the pov of aomwone who tries to understand what others feel and tey to read social ques and mimics in order to knoe how to respond to things.
Another important character in the book is Gon. Their relationship is so special, for both of them, it's even harder to understand it in the beginning but it does make sense.
This book is about feelings, friendship, lovw and family. The book shoes how conplex feelings are and how hard actually is to understand them, to misinterpreted a smile, or tears or words such as "go away".
This book made me cry as a baby in the end. It is a beautiful story with beautiful writing and amazing growth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Blood, Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder