Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Almendra by Won-pyung Sohn

51 reviews

jz724's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Murder and Alcohol

svblvna's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

i genuinely didn't know a story about someone not feeling anything could make me feel so much 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, and Violence

animaepanda's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This book punched me in the face. Several times. In a good way! The very beginning and the ending were my favorite parts; they hit the hardest. I was freaking out during my classes as I read them, because they were so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

shybookstagramer's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

I was hesitant to read this because it's literary fiction, which I usually have a hard time reading, but I wanted to give it a try because it was recommended to me. I'm glad I did! I surprisingly loved the characters and their character development was great. I didn't fully understand all the things that were going on with Yunjae and his brain, but that didn't stop the impact of the story. The book is fast-paced and obviously very character-oriented, which I think worked well for this book. I do recommend checking this one out.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Kidnapping

animal cruelty/death is about a butterfly

tashspice's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

courtsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Bullying, and Blood

Moderate: Rape

balladofbignothing's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Child abuse

aseel_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-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

3.75

I really enjoyed the premise of the book (focusing on the life of someone with alexithymia) and I thought the writing was quite good. 

my biggest issue was the plot, it seems to end really out of character and random - I do wonder if that's because oh who is narrating, it made it come off odd. 

there was also a lot of violence that I did not expect...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, and Physical abuse

annawookie's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Cancer

vlntnmz's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death