Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

アーモンド by Won-pyung Sohn

201 reviews

martapsalvado's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad tense 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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A good book but too graphic and tragic for my little sensitive heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent

julianotjuliana's review against another edition

3.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing

milaju's review against another edition

4.25

challenging fast-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 death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment

madeleinem13's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad 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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I really loved this book. The story was really interesting, and although sad at many parts, it still had a hopeful outlook. The writing was really engaging, but there were a few parts that were too descriptive that lost me. I really loved the ending and how it all tied together. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent

ambersbooks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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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Interesting topic and narration - a much different emotional response to the story than expected by having it narrated through the eyes of Yunjae. Intense ending was unexpected. Author’s note was insightful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

xmhao's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism

kamarioti's review against another edition

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Death of parent

dealogues's review against another edition

4.5

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

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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

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

ujjworldofbooks's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful 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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It was fast paced, emotional, shocking at moments. 

I had no idea the book was going to take such a sharp turn with the grandmother dying and the mother falling in a coma. (The foreshadowing was there but the violence involved in all of it was shocking.

Loved the ending-- it was maybe too perfect but it is a YA book.  The friendship between the two main characters was fun to read about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment