The Book of Doors (Signed Limited Edition)
by Gareth Brown
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1787637247
- ISBN 13
- 9781787637245
- Seller
-
Tilshead, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Goldsboro limited edition. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. DJ is protected in an archival sleeve. One of 500 unnumbered copies printed. Signed by Brown on the title/limitation page. Digitally printed page edges. Bookseller Cassie Andrews is not sure what she's doing with her life. She lives quietly, sharing an apartment with her best friend, Izzy. Then a favourite customer gives her an old book. Full of strange writing and mysterious drawings, at the very front there is a handwritten message: This is the Book of Doors. Hold it in your hand, and any door is every door. Cassie is about to discover that the Book of Doors is a special book a magic book. A book that bestows extraordinary abilities on whoever possesses it. And she is about to learn that there are other magic books out there that can also do wondrous or dreadful and terrifying things. Because where there is magic there is power and there are those who will stop at nothing to possess it.
Reviews
After reading the blurb for The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown, I was eager to read it. I started reading and soon wondered if the person who wrote the blurb had read the book. I did not find myself liking any of the characters. The characters were underdeveloped. Cassie lacked personality and Izzy was a downer. The characters reactions were off. If I open a door and find something unexpected, I expect the character to be surprised, wonderous, curious, and "how in the world." There were comments about eating and food that were unnecessary (female body shaming comments). The antagonist is a sadist, but we are not told why. The villain seems to kill for no other reason than it brings her pleasure. There is extreme violence (torture). I was not expecting such gore. The stories pacing is either too slow or too fast (more telling than showing). The book did not have a flow. It jumps around from character to character as well as from different timelines. It makes for a confusing tale. I thought the book was drawn out with repetitive details. There is also foul language and terrible racial comments. I really did not appreciate the comment that the worst thing that ever happened was when women started feeling they were equal to men. The ending was anticlimactic. The Book of Doors lacked magic, fantasy, and fun. This booklover struggled to complete The Book of Door, but I did it helpful for my insomnia.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books-and-records.com, IOBA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5575
- Title
- The Book of Doors (Signed Limited Edition)
- Author
- Gareth Brown
- Format/Binding
- No significant wear
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1787637247
- ISBN 13
- 9781787637245
- Publisher
- Bantam Press/Goldsboro
- Date Published
- 2024
- Pages
- 408
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books;
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