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A review by elemae98
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
Yunjae and Gon are like my mini me's.
Yunjae represents the autism side of myself, especially when I was in secondary school, his thoughts and actions almost felt like I was reading a diary from both of our perspectives as they were so similar.
Gon represents everything I wish I could express. Because of my autism or I guess my own lack of social interaction, when I feel something I wish I could express it better and when I was in secondary school there were definitely times I had become Gon, and for that I found myself tearing up more for him and just wanting to give him a hug.
In the authors note Won Pyung Sohn says that both these boys felt like her children, whereas they felt like they were parts of me and for that I will always have a special place for this book.
But I do wish there was more to the story 😅😂♥️
Yunjae represents the autism side of myself, especially when I was in secondary school, his thoughts and actions almost felt like I was reading a diary from both of our perspectives as they were so similar.
Gon represents everything I wish I could express. Because of my autism or I guess my own lack of social interaction, when I feel something I wish I could express it better and when I was in secondary school there were definitely times I had become Gon, and for that I found myself tearing up more for him and just wanting to give him a hug.
In the authors note Won Pyung Sohn says that both these boys felt like her children, whereas they felt like they were parts of me and for that I will always have a special place for this book.
But I do wish there was more to the story 😅😂♥️