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Under the Whispering Door

T.J. Klune

Start date: October 1, 2021

Finish date: October 31, 2021

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What Members Thought

Feb 11, 2022 Ami rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books, 2023, magical-realism, paranormal-supernatural, fantasy, mystery, romance, contemporary, favorites, spirituality

“It’s never enough, is it? Time. We always think we have so much of it, but when it really counts, we don’t have enough at all.”

I don't give five stars lightly, but this is a beautiful book. It has an excellent narrator, a nice cover illustration and interesting title that would probably have caught my eye eventually, but I fully admit I'm not sure when or even if I would have actually read it if it hadn't been recommended by one of my most adored authors Gail Carriger during one of her live str ...more

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Jan 29, 2022 J. Else rated it it was amazing

This is a lovely book about loss and acceptance. It evaluates the impact of a life and what you leave behind. But what really makes this book stand out is its characters. I loved the core group: Hugo, Mei, Nelson and Apollo. They will melt your heart. Wallace's journey is heart-wrenching but also heart-warming. The mysteries of the afterlife are sensitively explored. I was very impressed, but it didn't quite bring the tears like I thought. A Nelson moment was close though. ...more

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Oct 29, 2021 Red The Book Nerd rated it really liked it

I had heard mixed reviews of this book and, after having read "The House in the Cerulean Sea", I was nervous that I wasn't going to like it as much.
TJ Klune has succeeded, again, in creating a world around the real and surreal.
His quirky characters are loveable and relatable.

Of course, any scene that has a dog in it, I gravitate towards and mostly, I worry about the dog the entire time. haha. I'm a sucker.

Ok... so, if you liked "The House in the Cerulean Sea", definitely give this a chance. I th ...more

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