Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

アーモンド by Won-pyung Sohn

71 reviews

lor_5's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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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This book has destroyed me 😭
I literally started feeling as if a rock was hitting my chest in chapter 71/72 and I was sobbing A LOT. 
I loved it tho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Medical content, Alcohol

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement

polyglotbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really liked the development of the protagonist. Quite nice portrait of a portion of the Korean society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

lilybear3's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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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.

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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

rudychleb's review against another edition

4.0

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

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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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship

abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

3.25

dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I see why 남준 and 윤기 liked this book. I see both of them in it. Should have written the review sooner though, my links are starting to blur but again it was still interesting to see, throughout my reading, two of my favorite people “reflected” in this story.

 Contrary to what I heard from some people, I thought the author did a good job of telling a story through someone who cannot feel emotions without making it seem lifeless. Not the most memorable book but still one that will stick with me, I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

spacepandita2022's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Murder

just22jess22's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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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A beautifully crafted coming-of-age book that centers around a young boy with a brain condition that singles him out at every turn, Almond is a book that is hard to forget. 

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.

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Content Warnings

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

evanlyn's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective 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

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To książka, którą czyta się szybko, ale zostawia z refleksją. Myślę, że nie nada się dla każdego, ale warto po nią sięgnąć, jeśli interesują Was takie tematy jak życie z nietypowym schorzeniem, emocje,

tragedia w rodzinie

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder