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marsh_mall0w's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
You are reading a book about a book - with the said book chapters included as interludes. Fist 50% of the story is exposition (admittedly beautiful and gut wrenching) and the slow atmospheric buildup might be better suited for an audiobook, given that only around midway the story picks up the pace.
It was very poetic, pretty, but honest and raw kind of a tale.
Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Self harm
Moderate: Abandonment, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, and Classism
seforana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood and Self harm
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Racism
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Xenophobia, Racism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Slavery
tak_everlasting's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Abandonment, Racism, and Gore
Minor: War and Colonisation
thebakerbookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
There is a book-within-a-book format going on here, and at first I was much more interested in the second story than the main one. But I loved where they both ended up going and the connections that happened along the way. We also get a lot of great character moments and growth. I really enjoyed the magic in this story too, and how it works, and the whole concept of the doors. If you’ve ever opened a wardrobe in the hopes that it’ll lead you to Narnia, you should read this book!
The one thing that did annoy me was that I thought the mysterious villain was SO obvious and I was annoyed with January for not figuring it out…anyone else??
Also, how gorgeous is this cover? 😍😍😍
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Self harm, and Racism
Moderate: Blood, Animal cruelty, and Violence
fickle_bravado's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I can’t even begin to describe how much love and awe I have for The Ten Thousand Doors of January. The writing style is so elegant, the world-building is beautiful complicated, and it truly is impossible not to fall in love with January and the love story of her parents
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars, to no one’s suprise
Graphic: Self harm
marioosa517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, and Self harm
Minor: Death, Stalking, War, Cursing, Body horror, Alcohol, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Cultural appropriation
iisuto227's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Racism and Self harm
Minor: Animal cruelty and Blood
brittanyboston18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Confinement, Violence, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, and Forced institutionalization
amibo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Self harm, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization