A review by _inge_
The Door by Magda Szabó

challenging reflective 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

4.0

3 phrase review:
- found family
- life shaped by impactful (traumatising?) events
- coping mechanisms

She told us as much about herself as she saw fit, but generally said little, like a real mother whose past has become immaterial in her total concern for the future of her children.

Everyone trusted Emerence, but she trusted no-one; or, to be more precise, she doled out crumbs of trust to a chosen few - [...] - and stray morsels to a few others.
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