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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Alix E. Harrow

Start date: January 1, 2021

Finish date: January 31, 2021

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Jul 16, 2020 Beth rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, sword-and-laser, hugo2020

A girl grows up in an interesting situation and then slowly learns the magical truth of her guardian, her father, and her herself. It was interesting but I found the main character rather unpersuasive; she took a long time to develop agency (for realistic plot reasons, but I was still impatient), the frame didn't make emotional sense, and I had an allergy to love stories. So a good book, but not aimed at me. ...more

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Sep 27, 2019 Sarah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, fantasy

Believe the hype: this is a lovely, intriguing, beautiful story. It's all the wonder and joy of a children's story, but written for adults and full of gorgeous turns of phrase.

Full review is up on my blog. ...more

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Oct 02, 2021 Kelly Wagner rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A weird tale - I personally didn't find the protagonist likeable, but the story was great. One can't help but do a compare and contrast to the doors in Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series. ...more

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