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Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1)
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I've had about a week to chew on this one as I read it last week while I was away on vacation. I have to say--I'm a little disappointed.
It took me quite a while to finally pick this up (literally because it was never in stock at my Barnes and Noble/Library and, for what ever reason, I never ordered it online until two weeks ago....) but I was not unaware of the incredible hype surrounding it. People were raving about this teeny little book, adding it to their "favorites of all time" lists and pushing it on as many people that would take it. "Hype" is such an enjoyment-killer, man. Unfortunately, Every Heart a Doorway was one of it's victims.
Now, this is not to say I didn't enjoy this book. Ooooh no, quite the contrary. I actually did enjoy the story--the characters were interesting and I had never really read anything quite like it before. Was it a heavenly piece of literature that floated down on sun-lit fluffy clouds while harmonious voices sang choir behind it? No, not really.
I enjoyed the LGBT rep in this book. The best type of diversity, in my opinion, is the smooth, subtle type. When ever an author writes about a marginalized group in a way where it is all but screamed into the face of the reader, it just ends up feeling way too false to me, as if it was added just to give the author props (which is pretty disgusting, by the way...). It's always been something that's rubbed me the wrong way in certain books, especially when people give out high praise simply because of said diversity--it sends the wrong message. That wasn't the case here, obviously, and I really enjoyed it.
I think my biggest issues all generally came down to the length of the book itself. I would have loved to learn more about a typical school day, the classes these kids take, the teachers and their own backgrounds, etc. We only really got to focus on a handful of characters and, even then, we still didn't get to delve all that far into their experiences. I know that the next books are supposed to target specific characters and their stories but...it just feels like there is a lot left unsaid, unexplained and damn it a full on series written in the way of a "Boarding school for kids who went through doors to crazy worlds and literally can't even deal with this dimension anymore because of it" would have been The. Shit. and that was more what I was expecting.
*sad face*
Generally, would I recommend this? Yes, of course. It's different, it's fun and it's something quite to read.
Just cover your ears when the Hype Train blows it's whistle.
Final rating: 3/5 stars
It took me quite a while to finally pick this up (literally because it was never in stock at my Barnes and Noble/Library and, for what ever reason, I never ordered it online until two weeks ago....) but I was not unaware of the incredible hype surrounding it. People were raving about this teeny little book, adding it to their "favorites of all time" lists and pushing it on as many people that would take it. "Hype" is such an enjoyment-killer, man. Unfortunately, Every Heart a Doorway was one of it's victims.
Now, this is not to say I didn't enjoy this book. Ooooh no, quite the contrary. I actually did enjoy the story--the characters were interesting and I had never really read anything quite like it before. Was it a heavenly piece of literature that floated down on sun-lit fluffy clouds while harmonious voices sang choir behind it? No, not really.
I enjoyed the LGBT rep in this book. The best type of diversity, in my opinion, is the smooth, subtle type. When ever an author writes about a marginalized group in a way where it is all but screamed into the face of the reader, it just ends up feeling way too false to me, as if it was added just to give the author props (which is pretty disgusting, by the way...). It's always been something that's rubbed me the wrong way in certain books, especially when people give out high praise simply because of said diversity--it sends the wrong message. That wasn't the case here, obviously, and I really enjoyed it.
I think my biggest issues all generally came down to the length of the book itself. I would have loved to learn more about a typical school day, the classes these kids take, the teachers and their own backgrounds, etc. We only really got to focus on a handful of characters and, even then, we still didn't get to delve all that far into their experiences. I know that the next books are supposed to target specific characters and their stories but...it just feels like there is a lot left unsaid, unexplained and damn it a full on series written in the way of a "Boarding school for kids who went through doors to crazy worlds and literally can't even deal with this dimension anymore because of it" would have been The. Shit. and that was more what I was expecting.
*sad face*
Generally, would I recommend this? Yes, of course. It's different, it's fun and it's something quite to read.
Just cover your ears when the Hype Train blows it's whistle.
Final rating: 3/5 stars
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Jun 25, 2018 08:48PM
You kept me smiling through the review, especially that last line about the "Hype Train." And I really like the way you pointed out the pros and cons of certain elements.
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