A review by _readwithash
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
2.0
I wanted to love this novel after reading The House in the Cerulean Sea, but ultimately it just didn't do it for me.
I love a book where nothing happens, as long as that book has something to say, but it seemed like this story's message was mostly, "it doesn't matter what you do in life, you can learn to not be an asshole after you die," and that message was displayed by like the first 15%. Then nothing happened for another 70% of the book, and then finally the last 15% was actually interesting and things happened.
I'm sure this book will be loved by some, and I'm sure that it is a really good match for where some people are in their lives, but I don't think it holds universal appeal.
I love a book where nothing happens, as long as that book has something to say, but it seemed like this story's message was mostly, "it doesn't matter what you do in life, you can learn to not be an asshole after you die," and that message was displayed by like the first 15%. Then nothing happened for another 70% of the book, and then finally the last 15% was actually interesting and things happened.
I'm sure this book will be loved by some, and I'm sure that it is a really good match for where some people are in their lives, but I don't think it holds universal appeal.