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emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Blood
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a good audiobook, if you choose to listen. I thought the balance and dynamic between one character who has extreme emotions with one that feels nothing was interesting. The ending was nice and wrapped any loose ends. I loved the almond symbolism and candy (that specific one mentioned) metaphor throughout, it fit the story quite well. I wanted to see more of Dora (sp? again, audiobook) and Yunjae's friendship. Seeing some other reviews, I would've liked to hear the translator's notes because it sounds like it had an impact. I loved the translation as it was simple, yet emotional.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Child death
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Death of parent
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝑰 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄."
This story is first and foremost about empathy and about being human.
We follow the young Yunjae who has a alexithymia, a brain condition leading to an inability to feel and identify emotions. We get so see him navigating through his childhood into his early adulthood while wondering if feeling nothing might be a curse or a blessing.
As a psychology major I'm obviously extremely interested in human behaviour and the big 'why' behind it.
While following Yunjae as he learns about life and the (mostly unspoken) rules of society, I found myself wondering about the complexity of emotions and the etiquette of expressing them.
It seems impossible to have a story being told through the eyes of an emotionless narrator and it still being absolutely full of tenderness and emotion but this book did exactly that.
I'm sure it's because of the soft but direct writing style of Sohn Won-Pyung and the english translator Sandy Joosun Lee.
I really enjoyed stepping into this story and although Yunjea has to deal with many extremely devastating incidents (please look up trigger warnings!) I couldn't help but feel hopeful after finishing it.
This story is first and foremost about empathy and about being human.
We follow the young Yunjae who has a alexithymia, a brain condition leading to an inability to feel and identify emotions. We get so see him navigating through his childhood into his early adulthood while wondering if feeling nothing might be a curse or a blessing.
As a psychology major I'm obviously extremely interested in human behaviour and the big 'why' behind it.
While following Yunjae as he learns about life and the (mostly unspoken) rules of society, I found myself wondering about the complexity of emotions and the etiquette of expressing them.
It seems impossible to have a story being told through the eyes of an emotionless narrator and it still being absolutely full of tenderness and emotion but this book did exactly that.
I'm sure it's because of the soft but direct writing style of Sohn Won-Pyung and the english translator Sandy Joosun Lee.
I really enjoyed stepping into this story and although Yunjea has to deal with many extremely devastating incidents (please look up trigger warnings!) I couldn't help but feel hopeful after finishing it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
emotional
informative
sad
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: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
szybko się czyta, rozdziały są krótkie, przez co akcja też szybko mknie do przodu. jest pierwszoosobowa narracja, pisane jako forma jakiegoś dziennika głównego bohatera.
ciężkie tematy są poruszane, bardzo graficzne opisy przemocy wobec ludzi i zwierząt, momentami ciężko się czytało.
pierwsze 160 stron mi się podobało, ale ostatnie 60 stron... miałam wrażenie, że wszystko za szybko się zmienia. i końcówka w ogóle mi się nie zgrywa, na przestrzeni 5 stron 5 różnych wątków się domknęło i zakończyło happy endem, ale przez to że wydarzyło się to nagle i tak szybko, nie odczuwa się zbytnio szczęścia z tego powodu.
ciężkie tematy są poruszane, bardzo graficzne opisy przemocy wobec ludzi i zwierząt, momentami ciężko się czytało.
pierwsze 160 stron mi się podobało, ale ostatnie 60 stron... miałam wrażenie, że wszystko za szybko się zmienia. i końcówka w ogóle mi się nie zgrywa, na przestrzeni 5 stron 5 różnych wątków się domknęło i zakończyło happy endem, ale przez to że wydarzyło się to nagle i tak szybko, nie odczuwa się zbytnio szczęścia z tego powodu.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship