1.48k reviews for:

Dörren

Magda Szabó

4.13 AVERAGE

giipsophila's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

baghead's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mathieudmrs's review against another edition

4.25

reflective sad

sandro_reads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The Door reads like a fable of sorts - a tale of the growing friendship between a writer, Magda, and her almost mythical housekeeper, Emerence.

It’s a challenging relationship filled with literal and figurative doors that will confound and haunt. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jessreadslit's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

chris_tyson's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rhdj's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

ferociablejbear's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lqueijo's review against another edition

4.0

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Algures entre as três e as quatro estrelas…
Para quem, como eu, é admirador de personagens bem caracterizadas, este livro é um portento. Emerence é, mesmo, uma personagem peculiar que umas vezes se adora e outras se odeia.
Quem começar a lê-lo poderá estranhar o seu título que é, de facto, estranho pra o conteúdo. No entanto, acho que “portas” são aquilo que abrimos e fechamos a uns e outros, dando a conhecer aquilo que entendemos conveniente e ocultando aquilo que achamos que deverá permanecer só nosso.
De qualquer forma, contínuo a não “encaixar” com a literatura “de leste”. Ainda que a escola não seja toda a mesma, a melancolia presente na narrativa e o seu fluir lento são características que vão contra aquilo que procuro num livro. Basicamente, exasperam-me.
Merece ser lido mais pelo conteúdo do que pela forma.

lilla_rozman's review against another edition

3.0

reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes