romie_chat 's review for:

Amande by Won-pyung Sohn

3.5

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I feel very conflicted about this book. I really enjoyed the translation and thought the characters had important things to say, but at the same time, the second half of the book felt quite surface-level and unfinished. I ended up finishing this book and wishing I'd had more. I would still recommend it, as I think it's quite a lyrical and touching book to read, but I wish we'd talked about alexithymia a bit more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death