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The Door

Magda Szabó,

Len Rix (Translator)

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Jan 31, 2025 Christine Hopkins rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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"Emerence was pure and incorruptible, the better self that each and every one of us aspired to be."

4 heartbreaking stars

This book is very good however I cannot say I enjoyed reading it. It was so heartbreaking and frustrating to read the narrator (mostly referred to as "the writer") misunderstand the magic that is Emerence time and time again. It somehow reminded me of the feeling I get when I watch awkward humor like Curb Your Enthusiasm. I just felt so awful for Emerence at every turn she atte ...more

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Sep 24, 2009 Elizabeth marked it as to-read

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Ever since I visited Hungary many years ago, I've wanted to read a novel by a Hungarian. This looks like it could be very good! ...more

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Dec 12, 2015 Lord Beardsley rated it really liked it

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It's strange to think that a very domestic story of a strange house-keeper and her confused client would be such a gripping page-turner, but in the capable hands of Magda Szabo, it is a revelation. Psychologically poignant and intensely human. ...more

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