Anna Begins Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Aw! Such a letdown! Did you ever get into BBC History magazine? Didn't I recommend that? I think so. They had a piece on Ian Fleming that month. They often have pieces on Rome and ancient history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Aw! Such a letdown! Did you ever get into BBC History magazine? Didn't I recommend that? I think so. They had a piece on Ian Fleming that month. They often have pieces on Rome and ancient history. Oh, yes. I subscribed for a while. You are right, they have some fascinating and informative articles. I finally let the sub go because I just didn't get to it as I'd have liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 The Door by Magda Szabos 5/5How do we decide the rating of a novel? Naturally every reader is different and brings varied experience to their reading. Sometimes it may be writing style, or use of language. It could have such a compelling storyline that we are unable to put the book down until we know What Happened, and sometimes the story just hits us where we live.This author somehow nails us to the story, we have to understand the motivations of the characters, how they will meld, finally in the end. We can see the ending, and know, or at least strongly suspect and dread what the outcome will be. But we have to know. It has to be read to make it real. This is how powerful Szabo's writing is.Partially the book simply outlines the relationships of a neighborhood, and in particular two of the inhabitants. Two very different women. Their hopes, fears and their total denial of reality. But what reality? Whose? Can we ever know another person before our time together is over? Will we even understand when the relationship is gone? What does our choice of what we cling to say about us as humans?This is a fascinating study of human nature, of cause and effect.Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I really like the sound of The Door, I'm a big fan of character driven books, thanks Kate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 The Door sounds interesting. Have added it to the wishlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 The Door sounds interesting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 I really like the sound of The Door, I'm a big fan of character driven books, thanks Kate. The Door sounds interesting. Have added it to the wishlist. The Door sounds interesting . Thanks, all. It was unexpectedly wonderful. Even though heart wrenching at times. And, I must warn you, The ending is quite rough, emotionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 It turns out that The Door was the last book finished in 2015, so I'll be starting my new book list/blog for 2016 (how weird to be typing that new number!) today. Later I'll also be updating my books bought list at the beginning of this thread.....I stopped about midway. It just got too much for me to manage. I'll slowly update and post here when it's completed. I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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