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Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

48 reviews

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Murder, Bullying, Blood, Violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Ableism, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement

laurenaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Child abuse

stevie1216's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

UGHHHHH THIS BOOK. It was so strange to put myself in the shoes of someone who’s never felt before!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness

ness0806's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, and Child abuse

lilybear3's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a good audiobook, if you choose to listen.  I thought the balance and dynamic between one character who has extreme emotions with one that feels nothing was interesting.  The ending was nice and wrapped any loose ends.  I loved the almond symbolism and candy (that specific one mentioned) metaphor throughout, it fit the story quite well.  I wanted to see more of Dora (sp? again, audiobook) and Yunjae's friendship.  Seeing some other reviews, I would've liked to hear the translator's notes because it sounds like it had an impact.  I loved the translation as it was simple, yet emotional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Suicide, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Child death and Child abuse

milaju's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Death, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, and Bullying

just22jess22's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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: Bullying, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

so. beautiful. great heavens.
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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Violence, Physical abuse, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Alcohol

morxlvs's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Bullying, and Mental illness

arieslofi's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Animal cruelty, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Ableism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Abandonment and Trafficking