Review: Almond

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It is a tad reminiscent of the "Curious incident of the dog in the night time", (seeing matters from the protagonist's point of view) but it has a very different flow. 

I know nothing about Alexithymia, so I can't comment on how realistic it all is, but as a story it was touching, and happier than I expected (although there are plenty of unhappy parts within). 

I really liked the afterword by the author. As a new father I could really relate to his feelings there. 

4.5 stars because I think the author will be able to achieve more in future novels. 

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