Reviews

아몬드 by 손원평

frozette's review against another edition

Bardzo przyjemna literatura młodzieżowa.

gabingy's review against another edition

4.0

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✵ Leído en físico, prestado por mi amiga Nikyta
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Si tuviera más tiempo libre me lo hubiera leído en, a lo mucho, dos días. Es que me ha atrapado, es corto y rápido de leer. Ya de por sí el concepto me es intrigante, nunca antes había oído hablar de esta condición y es admirable cómo la autora agarra esta idea para hacer una exploración sobre qué es lo que nos hace humanos a través del protagonista, a quien llaman monstruo por ser alguien que de por sí no puede expresar lo que siente por su condición; admiro mucho cómo la autora establece esta contradicción con esta sociedad porque la mayoría de personas son muy insensibles al dolor ajeno a pesar de que ellos sí pueden demostrarlo, increíble cómo las innumerables noticias de tragedias nos ha desensibilizado en ese aspecto.

Creo que es perfecto como un libro juvenil de exploración de la identidad (hasta me ha hecho recordar a cómo me sentí cuando era más joven y leía Demian por primera vez). He disfrutado la amistad que el protagonista tiene con Gon (aunque es un poco cuestionable por la manera en cómo empezó), esta amistad es como el centro de la obra y ambos se ayudan a encontrarse a sí mismos. Me quedé con muchas ganas de más, en ese sentido me pareció súper corto. Valoro mucho los libros auto conclusivos pero no me hubiera molestado que hicieran otra parte o que sea mucho más largo. Es que me ha dejado con ganas de más y siento que hay muy pocos libros que te dejan así. Ojalá algún día le hagan una adaptación, sería la primera en verlo definitivamente.

tsubibo's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

sephx14's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

merisversion's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

4.75

musfirah__'s review against another edition

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

casinada's review against another edition

4.0

A really good read! It was very quick, but really impactful.

A boy witnesses the deaths of both his mother and grandma, but he isn’t able to grieve over them. He still has to continue schooling and taking over his mom’s business, while continually being picked on by his peers for his inability to feel sorrow for the loss of his family members. As his journey unfolds, he meets friends along the way. 

I loved the characters too much, especially Gon, to be content with just 250 pages of him💔. There are so many quotes I have, and they still hit reading through them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Violence

softrosemint's review against another edition

2.0

An insane thing to say as a person who reads a 150 to 200 books per year but this was so cliche and fell flat to me. The whole time I could not help but think about Hirokazu Kore'eda's 2023 "Monster" and how much more layered and simply better it is.

cloudn1n3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

i love this book so much and have reread it twice!!

cairodera's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0