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Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

34 reviews

cookiecream's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

Moderate: Torture

dominiq_ec's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book made me cry in the ending pages, and while I don't let myself cry often, it's usually a sign of a pretty good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

hannasreads's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

jennynz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

rachjy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

sleepyriv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

i wld die for gon and yunjae

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

molly_rose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Abandonment

sarahemhavens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I am absolutely blown away by this book. This book floats around all over Bookstagram and I am so grateful for that because it deserves not only popularity, but to be digested and appreciated by many. 

Almond is a story of true identity, the core of people, friendship, family, and love. It is an incredibly unique look at human emotions, through the eyes of a boy who “can feel nothing.” Both Won-Pyung Sohn and translator Sandy Joosun Lee capture Yunjae’s emotional constrictions while letting him soar with more understanding and care than most people capable. Almond faces the human condition with grace, tackling not only the question of inherent good vs inherent evil, but also whether a story is happy or tragic. 

I was not expecting this book to steam roll over me and my emotions, but I am truly enthralled by this book. The characters, the writing, the story, the translation - this book is a masterpiece. I already wish I could read it for the first time again. I wish I could teach myself a whole new language just to read this in it’s original text 😭(Please make sure you go in blind and don’t spoil this book for yourself and please please read this!!!!😭)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement