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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
Es el libro más sencillo que me ha tocado leer y aunque la trama parezca compleja en realidad se desarrolla de una forma tan natural que parecía que la páginas se pasaban solas. Los personajes no son complicados porque están narrados desde la perspectiva del protagonista y el solo menciona los detalles necesarios para que la historia avance, por lo que me hubiera gustado ver un poco más de trasfondo en ellos.
From now on every Spanish book review will have an English translation after the review in Spanish.
Sorry for inconvenience, I have to practice my Spanish somewhere
"Almendra" de Won-pyung Sohn se trata de Yunjae, un chaval que tiene los amygdalas subdesarrolladas. Yunjae no puede sentir emociones. Él es considerado comó un bicho raro entre los chicos de misma edad y es intimidado mucho.
Yunjae puede identificar emociones, gracias a su mamá y su abuelita, pero, cuando un psicópata mata a su abuela y lastima gravemente a su mamá, se queda solo. Se queda solo contra el mundo.
El libro tiene un buen ritmo, aunque el final es bastante apresurado. Dos cosas que no me gustan es que algunas veces el Autor describió emociones de Yunjae, cuando no es posible (porque no sentir nada emocionalmente es su rasgo principal como un personaje).
Ella hace trampa agregando palabras como "Debería haber sentido ..." y etc. para hacer que un lector sienta algo, pero simplemente me confundió. Podría haber más impacto si no hizo eso, nos lectores podríamos deducir comó debería haber sentido nosotros mismos.
Otra cosa es que tiene un final muy dorama.
En general, después de tres libros horribles, lo disfruté tanto.
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Won-pyung Sohn's "Almond" tells us a story about Yunjae, a boy with underdeveloped amygdalas. Yunjae cannot feel emotions. He is considered a weirdo among boys of the same age and gets bullied a lot.
Yunjae can identify emotions, thanks to his mother and his grandmother, but when a psychopath kills his grandmother and gravely injures his mother, he is left alone. He's left alone against the world.
The book has a good pace, although the ending is quite rushed. Two things I didn't like is that, at times, the Author describes Yunjae's emotions, which it is not possible (because him not feeling anything emotionally is like his main trait as a character).
She cheats adding words like "I should have felt ..." and etc. to make a reader feel something, but it just threw me off. There could be more impact if she didn't do that, we readers could deduce how he should've felt ourselves.
Another thing is that it has a very dorama ending.
Overall, after three horrible books, I enjoyed it a lot.
Sorry for inconvenience, I have to practice my Spanish somewhere
"Almendra" de Won-pyung Sohn se trata de Yunjae, un chaval que tiene los amygdalas subdesarrolladas. Yunjae no puede sentir emociones. Él es considerado comó un bicho raro entre los chicos de misma edad y es intimidado mucho.
Yunjae puede identificar emociones, gracias a su mamá y su abuelita, pero, cuando un psicópata mata a su abuela y lastima gravemente a su mamá, se queda solo. Se queda solo contra el mundo.
El libro tiene un buen ritmo, aunque el final es bastante apresurado. Dos cosas que no me gustan es que algunas veces el Autor describió emociones de Yunjae, cuando no es posible (porque no sentir nada emocionalmente es su rasgo principal como un personaje).
Ella hace trampa agregando palabras como "Debería haber sentido ..." y etc. para hacer que un lector sienta algo, pero simplemente me confundió. Podría haber más impacto si no hizo eso, nos lectores podríamos deducir comó debería haber sentido nosotros mismos.
Otra cosa es que tiene un final muy dorama.
En general, después de tres libros horribles, lo disfruté tanto.
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Won-pyung Sohn's "Almond" tells us a story about Yunjae, a boy with underdeveloped amygdalas. Yunjae cannot feel emotions. He is considered a weirdo among boys of the same age and gets bullied a lot.
Yunjae can identify emotions, thanks to his mother and his grandmother, but when a psychopath kills his grandmother and gravely injures his mother, he is left alone. He's left alone against the world.
The book has a good pace, although the ending is quite rushed. Two things I didn't like is that, at times, the Author describes Yunjae's emotions, which it is not possible (because him not feeling anything emotionally is like his main trait as a character).
She cheats adding words like "I should have felt ..." and etc. to make a reader feel something, but it just threw me off. There could be more impact if she didn't do that, we readers could deduce how he should've felt ourselves.
Another thing is that it has a very dorama ending.
Overall, after three horrible books, I enjoyed it a lot.
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It was character based yet there were too many characters to fully develop in the short length. Made it boring.
Almond is a moving and quietly powerful novel about Yunjae, a boy born with alexithymia—a condition that makes it hard for him to feel or express emotions. The first half is especially captivating, offering a tender and insightful look into his world through smooth, emotive writing.
However, the second half feels rushed. Yunjae’s emotional growth and the resolution of his trauma come too quickly, raising questions about whether the author intended for him to be "cured"—and if so, whether it was believable.
Despite this, the story is full of feeling, ironically told through a character who can’t feel in the conventional sense. Almond is a quietly emotional journey that lingers after the last page.
However, the second half feels rushed. Yunjae’s emotional growth and the resolution of his trauma come too quickly, raising questions about whether the author intended for him to be "cured"—and if so, whether it was believable.
Despite this, the story is full of feeling, ironically told through a character who can’t feel in the conventional sense. Almond is a quietly emotional journey that lingers after the last page.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
emotional
hopeful
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
Simply beautiful
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes