Reviews

Almendra by Won-pyung Sohn

ms_library's review against another edition

informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

qraiqe's review against another edition

5.0

Couldn’t tell were this was going since I knew nothing about this but wow. So well done. Definitely going to try to read more translated fiction from now on.

famaali's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.5

I finished this in one sitting. Really love the character development. It was so emotional towards the end, I totally didn't bawl my eyes out.

reena2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

readerisha_'s review against another edition

4.0

"This story is, in short, about a monster meeting another monster. One of the monsters is me."

4.5/5 ⭐
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A very great, fast-paced book!
I loved how it begins with a powerful introduction. It really captured my attention and curiosity.
It was beautifully written (or translated) that you can almost feel that you are also IN the story.

What I also liked about this book was the chapters. It was short but well-explained. I loved a book with shorter chapters yet you can still get the message it implied.

The friendship that surfaced between Yunjae and Gon is absolutely one of the highlight of this book.
You will learn something more about human emotions and how it can affect others around you.

Gon's character is so far my favorite. It has a unique transgression throughout the story.
It says a lot about how people create a mask to hide their real emotions and identity. That people can create a monster within ourselves and live with lies.

Overall, this book was great. The message was delivered greatly and the impact of it will forever stay in my heart.

Ps. I really love asian literature! Please suggest me more of this!!

miriammm's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

4.0

hwilson108's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

jessiev's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

alicia_reads_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

monsterheaven's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

 i really enjoyed this book especially towards the end of it. the friendship between gon & yunjae and then yunjae and dora was very precious to me. i also really like how they never really judge each other while everyone else seems to judge anyone different from them and gossip about them. i like the ending a lot.