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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
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.
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
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Death
Graphic: Death of parent
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
first of all, the motive behind this book is absolutely heartwarming and i am so in love with the characters. they were unique and seething with beauty and life. especially yunjae was deeply relatable for me, and i thought it was an absolute treat to explore his brain and how he perceives things. it was so nice to read about loss and feelings from an objective point of view.
i'm also a huge fan of short chapters, since they just keep me going, which this one undoubtedly did. the relationship dynamics were really nice as well, adventurous and new.
the only thing i didn't quite like was the love interest. her character is fine and has some depth, however yunjae falling for her so easily felt strangely out of character and i thought it ruined the idyll of his character a little bit. the love interest simply wasn't necessary in my opinion.
the ending totally made up for that though. it was soooo sad and satisfying. such a gracious book.
:) my fav quote:
so i don't know why people laugh or cry. joy, sorrow, love, fear—all these things are vague ideas to me. the words "emotion" and "empathy" are just meaningless letters in print.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol