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A review by sagabrodersen
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
3.5
A beautiful novel with a great and unique story. I absolutely loved the range of emotions you go through as a reader (also very cleverly written since the character on the other hand feels none of those emotions).
+ I loved the beginning with him saying “I won’t say if it’s a happy or sad ending” - it concludes the story in a way just by saying that.
I just wish the story line with him and Gon would have developed more and gone into depth more. For instance, the story line with Dora could easily have been removed without the story losing anything important, and those pages could be filled with more depth about the characters we truly cared about (him and Gon!!). I also lacked character development a little from Gon - a little too much of the same swear words like every other sentence.
And the end felt a little like the author wanted to wrap it up too quickly, and that really threw me off from giving the book a higher rate. I just don’t like when you as a reader can really feel how the author wants to wrap up the story. Everything with Steel Wire and Steamed Bun - Yeah it just felt off and forced.
But, otherwise than that, I really liked it. I could easily read 600 pages of a story like this (- Dora lol) because I really like the idea and also the language was incredibly beautiful!!
+ I loved the beginning with him saying “I won’t say if it’s a happy or sad ending” - it concludes the story in a way just by saying that.
I just wish the story line with him and Gon would have developed more and gone into depth more. For instance, the story line with Dora could easily have been removed without the story losing anything important, and those pages could be filled with more depth about the characters we truly cared about (him and Gon!!). I also lacked character development a little from Gon - a little too much of the same swear words like every other sentence.
And the end felt a little like the author wanted to wrap it up too quickly, and that really threw me off from giving the book a higher rate. I just don’t like when you as a reader can really feel how the author wants to wrap up the story. Everything with Steel Wire and Steamed Bun - Yeah it just felt off and forced.
But, otherwise than that, I really liked it. I could easily read 600 pages of a story like this (- Dora lol) because I really like the idea and also the language was incredibly beautiful!!