Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

アーモンド by Won-pyung Sohn

18 reviews

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

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

unboxedjack's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

soowtie's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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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i read this in about 3 hours and I just know that'll be thinking about it for years. yeah, it's that type of book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

ashleycmms's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment

courtneyandbooks's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

clocke3's review against another edition

5.0

challenging hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma

denwluv's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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This book had me crying beginning to end. Learning Yunjae’s story and relating to some of his experiences was something i really found surprising but i still loved so much. Seeing his and Gon’s friendship bloom into something great, despite all the horrible tragedies they faced in their lives. I was taken on a rollercoaster of emotions that i loved from the beginning to end and was so happy to see a somewhat happy ending for our main character. Something he deserved greatly!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder