The Portable Door
by Tom Holt
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Read in February, 2008
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Read in May, 2007
While in Japan on holiday, a friend of mine gave me this for my Birthday. I started reading a bit of it on my remaining days and finished it whilst on the plane. I think had I read it on the ground outside of the tour, the result would have been the same. I couldn't put it down.
The story centers around the H.W. Wells company, of which Paul Carpenter has been recently brought in as a consultant. What he doesn't know is exactly what the company does, but after his first Troll attack, he quickl...more
The story centers around the H.W. Wells company, of which Paul Carpenter has been recently brought in as a consultant. What he doesn't know is exactly what the company does, but after his first Troll attack, he quickl...more
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Read in August, 2007
It's been awhile since an author has made me laugh, especially about supernatural office problems. His writing style is catchy, and it was one of rare books I read all night to finish. The ending was a bit disappointing, which is tolerable with sequels. It never gets bogged down with too many details and can entertain the younger crowd who seem to have given up on paper books. If you sometimes dislike your job and find your co-workers stranger than a Doctor Who episode, you'll like this book...more
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Read in July, 2007
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This is an enjoyable book for the morning train journey as long as you don't mind chuckling in front of complete strangers!
Some aspects of the plot - a world of magic behind the facade of humdrum British life - remind me of Harry Potter (then it's hard to write about magic without the Potter tag), but this is far wittier and far less adolescent. The hero is such a lovably funny loser and the goblins are actually quite endearing.
The author seems to enjoy making amusing little references to t...more
Some aspects of the plot - a world of magic behind the facade of humdrum British life - remind me of Harry Potter (then it's hard to write about magic without the Potter tag), but this is far wittier and far less adolescent. The hero is such a lovably funny loser and the goblins are actually quite endearing.
The author seems to enjoy making amusing little references to t...more
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Read in July, 2007
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It starts off with two rather depressing characters and rapidly draws you into the story. At first you wonder what time period it takes place in but soon realize the old and new are due to it being set in London. It starts off perfectly normally but slowly evolves to include a strange love story and wierd goings on. The author definitely has an active imagination and the characters are a hoot.
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Read in February, 2008
Slightly disapointing after reading Barking, but still quite enjoyable. Overall it probably promises more than it delivers. An everyday story of a born loser who needs a job and much to his amazement gets one. Typically for Holt, though, all is not what it seems.
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What fun! Holt plays brilliantly off literary references both new and old (everything from Harry Potter to Shakespeare to Gilbert & Sulivan) and his dry British wit is right up my alley. An absolutely delightful read. Funny, adventuresome, and clever to boot!
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Read in April, 2008
Holt's a lesser Terry Pratchett but his mind works in similarly warped ways. This is one of his better ones - at the very least it made me appreciate the fact that I don't work with goblins.
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Read in June, 2008
nice reveal of the soryline throuhg the entire book, with additional twists being introduced regularly. very entertaining, if simplistic in principle.
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I adored this book. It's quirky, it's weird, it's interesting...it's awesome. It's a pretty quick read, nothing too challenging, but really fun.
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Read in June, 2008
Oppervlakkige pop-humor, referenties naar Harry Potter en filmsterren, pubertwijfels en puistjes, ... Geeuw.
Ik ben gestopt bij pagina 100.
Ik ben gestopt bij pagina 100.
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Read in January, 2008
I love this book, Tom Holt is a great witty author. If you like Douglas Adams and Jasper Fforde, you'll probably like him.
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Read in January, 2007
An interesting book full of childish adventure and adolescent angst played out on a dark backdrop of malevolent business.
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Read in January, 2008
One of my favorite books. Sophisticated humor and an intriguing plot.
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Read in February, 2008
The first book that introduces Paul Carpenter. Funny.
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