A review by sunflower_soph
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was a strange read for me. From a literary standpoint, it absolutely does what it sets out to do. The author, in conjunction with the translator weave language beautifully to capture the complicated emotional states (or lack thereof) of the main characters- something that’s hard to do in an engaging manner when your central protagonist quite literally lack any internalized emotional experience. I have a great deal of respect for being able to pull that off. Unfortunately, it was that lack of internal emotional experience that made the characters feel detached to me as a reader as well. For my personal tastes, that sense of emotional connection is important to my enjoyment of the story. Without it, the few plot points felt a bit disjointed, and I get that feeling that this book is not one that will linger with me and that I’ll think about long after I’ve closed it, like I’d hoped. 
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