Reviews

The Door by Magda Szabó

adelaidewho's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

renoreads's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

0.5

0.5 for the good start. The rest of the book is garbage. Fck u Emerence. Go to hell, you useless old hag. Emerence is the worst fictional character ever!! Sorry but I have to say it one more time. FCK U EMERENCE!!!

mar555m's review against another edition

3.0

very polarising book, although i very much enjoyed the commentary on what we owe our friends, and what makes us a good friend etc i just found the ending to be very disappointing, i felt as though we were building up to a climax and then it just fell so flat,, it also didn’t help that i found emerence to be grating and kind of annoying

ladybrd's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

potatopornstar's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

magdalenalala's review against another edition

I couldn' geht into the story and started to get bored.

giglio_sfigato's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

4.0

sydneyedens's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

“you think life goes on forever, and that it would be worth having if it did.”
emerence my queen!!! god i love literature about women written by women. i wanted this to last forever

brunogcarr's review against another edition

3.0

Magda Szabó carrega para as páginas deste livro, que parece ter aquele fundinho autobiográfico tantas vezes presente na ficção, um par de poderosas - e diferentes - personagens femininas. Com as suas forças muito evidentes, com as suas fragilidades sempre bem camufladas, estas mulheres engolem o romance inteiro e é uma pena que o final não lhes sobreviva: terminar umas páginas antes talvez trouxesse outra intensidade à história. Ainda assim, cabe na classificação mais meia estrela.
Fica, deste meu primeiro contacto com a autora, a vontade de acrescentar "A balada de Iza" às leituras futuras.

jenna_aguirre's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75