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kelly_'s review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
my_current_hyperfixation_hobby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Je pomalá, nic se tam neděje. Nevytváří v člověku žádné napětí. I na posledních 50 stranách, které by měly být vyvrcholením příběhu jsem nebyla napjatá, co se stane. Prostě se to dělo. Nápad jako takový se mi opravdu líbil, ale zpracování pro mě byl krok vedle.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent
oceanescence's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Racism and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death and Cursing
fantastiskfiktion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Racism and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy
merbears's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and Pregnancy
norspider's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
The Ten Thousand Doors of January mostly follows January Scaller, a young girl growing up as the ward of a wealthy and eccentric collector. Her days are spent in hazy boredom, missing her father while he works. Until one day, January stumbles upon a door that opens to another world. From then her life is a series of searches, upheavals, chases, and escapes.
The first time I read Ten Thousand Doors I stopped after the first chapter. It was good, just not the story I was looking for at the time. Almost a year later I picked it up again and devoured it. The writing is beautifully imaginative and vivid (too much, at times). Each world you visit feels real and lived-in. The characters described with such depth you can almost touch them. The story could have been told in fewer words, but it is such a rich experience the way it is.
I would have followed January and Bad through another 10,000 Doors.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Violence
amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Gun violence
antoniac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
craftysnailtail's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Overall, I highly recommend this book just for Harrow's style alone, but it's also a fascinating plot with creative and well developed characters. Yes, it starts off rather slow, but that's extremely intentional. Yes, January feels frustratingly naive, but of course she is given her living situation. This book is all about adventure, imagination, and developing your own life's narrative. One of the top books I read all year and I recommend it to everyone!
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Abandonment, and Alcohol
anastasiamakes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It's whimsical but dark, tackles important topics without feeling preachy, and made me cry happy tears.
I have so many quotations highlighted in this book, it's just so beautifully written.
Graphic: Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, and Blood
Minor: Gun violence, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation