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sandro_reads's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
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.
It’s a challenging relationship filled with literal and figurative doors that will confound and haunt.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
rhdj's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
mondovertigo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty and War
Minor: Genocide and Religious bigotry
aliciawithoutkeys's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Medical content
bellaa's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
the people in this story suck and there is no plot
5 stars
5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Animal cruelty
comfsp's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
This is one of those books that i can't just rate by stars. This was a deeply upsetting and disturbing read and i felt genuine pity for the characters but it also made me almost put it down the first time Emerenc beat the dog... A bizarre story that even though hurt my soul while i read it, i just couldn't put down. It caused me literal nightmares multiple times. It's a brilliant book but a very negative reading experience.
edit: i had to rate it a 5 star to put it among my favourites but it's not a 5 star honestly. but it's also so good i can't stop thinking about it
edit: i had to rate it a 5 star to put it among my favourites but it's not a 5 star honestly. but it's also so good i can't stop thinking about it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts
mamacroonie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The last page of the Amnesia chapter made the whole experience worth it . Soul crushing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
luananki's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
this was so good?? the writing was beautiful and i also appreciate characters that are so realistically unlikable you can’t do anything else but to love them
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, and Animal death
Moderate: Grief, Classism, Suicide, Death, and Abandonment
Minor: Child death, Excrement, and Misogyny
jayisreading's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.5
I think I'm going to have to check out Szabó's other writings, because this one had most elements that I like in a book that are character-driven, but it didn't quite grab my attention as much as I'd have liked. This was an interesting dive into a rather intense and complicated relationship between two women who came from very different backgrounds but crossed paths because one (Emerence) was hired to be the housekeeper of the other (the narrator). Emerence in particular was a memorable character with her sharp personality and mysterious background. I think what threw me off a little, though, was how she sometimes came off as an almost mythological figure, which didn't quite work for me. On another note, there was definitely significant symbolism attached to the door that led into Emerence's house that left a lot of food for thought.
Again, I'll have to check out Szabó's other works. This was an interesting step into modern Hungarian literature for me though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Death
Minor: Suicide
sarahjsnider's review against another edition
3.5
This is a tough one because I am missing a lot of context about Hungarian history and culture. There is enough I can interpret to fascinate.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death