With its confessional tone and short chapters, the novel is diary-like, showing a record of Yunjae's daily life after the attack and his attempts to understand more about his neurodivergent brain. It was interesting to explore his point of view, as it made me reflect on the way we treat those around us.

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Also, his mom comes out of her coma seemingly fine, despite the fact that those silly medical professionals said that she most likely wouldn't come out of the coma, and even if she did she would not be the same, THEY WERE WRONG BECAUSE THEY KNOW NOTHING. With Dora Yunjae discovered the soft feelings of first love and attraction and with Gon he learned about true friendship and hardships. Even so, Yunjae's victimization from his classmates due to his oddness was not the main focus in this book but rather, on his effort to understand the behaviors of the people around him and how neurotypical interactions work. The amygdalae are two almond-shaped nodes in the brain responsible for the processing of emotion, most notably fear. The Emissary meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime in this poignant and triumphant story about how love, friendship, and persistence can change a life forever.También está narrado en primera persona, con lo que "Won-pyung shon" (escritora) consigue hacernos sentir en un grado más íntimo a "Yunjae".

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To stars and public figures like BTS, touring the world and performing are part of their day-to-day life — but this is something we may not be able to imagine. Su cuerpo puede sentir frío o calor, y también dolor físico, pero no es capaz de entender sentimientos como el miedo, la felicidad o la tristeza. Struggling to cope with his loss, Yunjae retreats into silent isolation, until troubled teenager Gon arrives at his school and begins to bully Yunjae. I suppose you could also say that because of his disability to feel emotions he was probably more perceptive than others?

It sounds like he is making his case without trying to: he’s just describing what’s normal to him and just like that he seems normal to us readers. En este caso un protagonista (Yunjae) al que sus amígdalas cerebrales ("Almendras") no se han desarrollado del todo, impidiéndole experimentar los sentimientos o de leerlos en los demás. A Yunjae le tienden la mano personas improbables: un antiguo amigo de su madre, una chica capaz de romper certezas e incluso un abusón con más afinidad de la esperada. Given that the hero, Yunjae, has so much difficulty with empathy and relating to others, he often attracts negative attention.