The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

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The House of Doors

Tan Twan Eng

3.95 AVERAGE

patchwork_c_dogma's review

5.0
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
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melindamm's review against another edition

4.5
emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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sammahackts's review against another edition

2.5
tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bog_orm's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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niionatan01's review against another edition

4.25
challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

krobart's review against another edition

4.0
emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
 I was interested in all these stories and although I know very little about Maugham, I spotted the seeds of more than one of his stories in them. For my complete review, see https://whatmeread.com/2024/10/31/review-2495-the-house-of-doors/

aruby888's review

5.0
adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

vicezim's review

4.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A slow start but worth it. I enjoyed the layers of stories within the stories and the ending was the most beautiful one I’ve read in awhile.
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sleepmotif's review

4.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
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

librarydancer's review against another edition

4.0
I've never read W. Somerset Maugham, and it's clear I've forgotten much of my knowledge of Chinese history, but this was a fascinating and very well written historical novel.