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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
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Murder
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
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
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.
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.
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
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
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
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 .
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Racism, Violence, Murder
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
I read this one for a bookclub (even tho this is one of the books for April) but I am messy, ok? I really enjoyed it up to the Dora point, I am sorry but those boys were in love, maybe it was the translation but this had Boris and Theo vibes all over it and I will not take this heater nonsense, regardless it was such and amazing take on feeling and damn did I feel something was similar to autism with our mc but also I did not feel like it was exactly autism. I really enjoyed Gon as a characters, such a complex and interesting boy and also this book feels like the perfecto book to recommend to people who like to compare trauma like did Gon suffer a lot and deserves much better? yes but also Yunjae went through a lot of stuff and so we shouldn't be comparing what they went through or trying to make their traumas compete, that's not what life's about bc we all go through shit ok? I said through so many times my brain is melting.
Merry Christmas (or Merry Happy) to everyone reading this today btw
'kay, I'm out
Bye
Merry Christmas (or Merry Happy) to everyone reading this today btw
'kay, I'm out
Bye
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Blood
emotional
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail