Reviews

Das Tor: Roman by Basma Abdel Aziz

nittonniotre's review against another edition

3.0

Had a hard time getting in to it and kept having to go back. I do appreciate the theme and the events though.

bgprincipessa's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars
Fake news spec fic set in a Middle Eastern city: it's exactly as horrifying as you'd imagine.

thegrammygoesto's review against another edition

2.0

why are we switching the character we're following literally every other paragraph it's so confusing which is disappointing because it's such an interesting dystopian premise

adru's review against another edition

Diktatuurirahvastele tuttavad jaburused ja edukalt väga ebamugav lugemine.

teacim's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

pages_with_panda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

luanndie's review against another edition

4.0

Interesantísima crítica al régimen egipcio o a cualquier otra dictadura que se alimenta de la burocracia y de la desinformación de sus ciudadanos. Ácida y surrealista a veces, puede que lo que más miedo da de esta novela es lo plausible que parecen algunos de sus eventos, como el gobierno va cambiando progresivamente la percepción de la realidad y de los eventos ocurridos para adaptarlos a sus necesidades y como la población, en un intento de seguir con su vida normal, se ve atrapada en esa vorágine de trámites, sin sentidos y esperas que no llevan a ninguna parte. Pero no solo los ciudadanos de a pie, incluso la resistencia acaba siendo absorbida por el régimen cuando empiezan a darse cuenta que su resistencia es inútil, porque si algo nos enseña esta obra es todas las formas en las que una persona puede ser influenciada para mantenerse en la fila, para seguir esperando a que se abra una puerta que podría cambiarlo todo pero termina por mantener todo igual.

coco1922's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lass_pokebelle's review against another edition

4.0

I need to really think about this book. A lot to process, maybe I will read it again soon

sarcasmsign's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0