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Midnight Doorways: Stories by Usman T. Malik

2 reviews

mjspice's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Most of the stories aren't what I would consider scary except for Dead Lovers on Each Blade, Hung and In the Ruins of Moenjodaro. If anything they seem to be a mix of thriller and philosophy. I think the author should've also added his other stories too, notabl  Laal Aandhi which is one of his scariest. Maybe there's a rights issue Idk.

Anyhow TL;DR if you're looking for diverse stories from Pakistan then do read this. Will also recommend the aforementioned Laal Andhi, City of Red Midnight, The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn and #Spring Love, #Pichal Pairi
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a2412z's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book was absolutely horrifying and blood-curling. It was terrifying and raw it made my skin crawl. My favourite story is Ishq, but they were all very beautifully written. The prose is so stunning.

I don't ever read this genre of books, what made me pick it up was its cover (not this one, but a stunning illustrated cover with a black background, characters drawn in colours of a fiery sunset and an accent colour of purple. It's gorgeous!!!)
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