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Oh Hugo award winners, how I struggle to understand you.
This isn’t bad, it is conceptional interesting,but there really isn’t anything there. This is an exceptionally short story less than 200 pages. And it takes forever to set up and then rushes to conclude.
The premise is that there are many people in our world who vanish to another fantasy/mythical world. (Think Alice and Wonderland or Narnia) Some of them end up being sent back to our world for various reasons and they are struggling to adjus ...more
This isn’t bad, it is conceptional interesting,but there really isn’t anything there. This is an exceptionally short story less than 200 pages. And it takes forever to set up and then rushes to conclude.
The premise is that there are many people in our world who vanish to another fantasy/mythical world. (Think Alice and Wonderland or Narnia) Some of them end up being sent back to our world for various reasons and they are struggling to adjus ...more
"Nobody gets to tell me how my story ends but me." I love that line because it fits in with this weird short story. Every Heart A Doorway is a story of misfits and outsiders. Have you ever wondered what happened to Alice when she came back from Wonderland? Or, what about Dorothy after her visit to Oz? Every Heart A Doorway tells the story of the children that come back from magical lands and the boarding school for wayward children. I really enjoyed this story of not quite fitting in. In world t
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May 22, 2024
Iriala
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Shelves:
magical-realism,
novella
A quaint novella featuring a murder mystery whodunit set at a boarding school for children who struggle to adapt to "reality" after traveling to, and finding belonging in, other realms. The premise is captivating, the execution concise, and leaves an impression on the reader afterward.
I recommend reading this first before the other related "stand-alone" novellas in the series, as they pull from this work more than they do from each other. ...more
I recommend reading this first before the other related "stand-alone" novellas in the series, as they pull from this work more than they do from each other. ...more
5 stars. I went into this book knowing absolutely nothing except the appearance of portals to other worlds was present. The wittiness, mystery, Wednesday Addams vibes were all a pleasant surprise. The writing was beautiful and the characters were ones I’ll never forget. I also love anything to do with other worlds! For such a short book, the world and character development was amazing.
Jan 08, 2017
Lindsay
marked it as to-read
Feb 01, 2019
Felicity McCoy
marked it as to-read
Feb 08, 2020
Gabi
marked it as to-read
Dec 04, 2022
Olivia Boone
marked it as to-read
