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Dörren

Magda Szabó

4.13 AVERAGE

noillon_'s review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

garabato's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mercedes's review against another edition

4.0

reflective sad

Loveable characters: No

marjott's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dangleberries's review against another edition

3.75

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

evanlorant's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense 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

this book was like pure vibes with an undercurrent of plot that tugged you through. the most striking thing for me was the imagery, how dull everything felt but that it was never boring. it was deep and mundane at the same time, and the peaks where things should have been fantastical and vibrant, when magda goes on trips away, felt eerie and surreal.
the characters were so deeply compelling, and i’m not even sure how they became so interesting to me. there’s just some silent power coursing through the novel, that little edge that passion and love lend to writing. it would have been a five star read if i had more knowledge of hungary i think. it felt like a historical allegory or cultural commentary that i just couldn’t break through to the point of Understanding. but that i want to understand, it’s the kind of story that feels so deeply motivated that im left curious.