4.3
Fantasia & scifi
Witty, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is a gift for troubled times. TJ Klune brings us a warm hug of a story about a man who spent his life at the office - and his afterlife building a home.
From the author of joyous New York Times bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Welcome to Charon’s Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh and the dead are just passing through.
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own sparsely-attended funeral, Wallace is outraged. But he begins to suspect she’s right, and he is in fact dead. Then when Hugo, owner of a most peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace reluctantly accepts the truth.
Yet even in death, he refuses to abandon his life – even though Wallace spent all of it working, correcting colleagues and hectoring employees. He’d had no time for frivolities like fun and friends. But as Wallace drinks tea with Hugo and talks to his customers, he wonders if he was missing something.
The feeling grows as he shares jokes with the resident ghost, manifests embarrassing footwear and notices the stars. So when he’s given one week to pass through the door to the other side, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in just seven days.
Fans of A Man Called Ove and The Good Place will fall for this queer love story by TJ Klune.
Praise for TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea:
'I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect.' - V. E. Schwab, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
'A modern fairy tale about learning your true nature and what you love and will protect. It's a beautiful book.' - Charlaine Harris, no.1 New York Times bestselling author
'1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in. Touching, tender, and truly delightful.' - Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless
'A witty, wholesome fantasy that’s likely to cause heart-swelling.' - The Washington Post
© 2021 Tor (Äänikirja): 9781529088014
Julkaisupäivä
Äänikirja: 28. lokakuuta 2021
4.3
Fantasia & scifi
Witty, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is a gift for troubled times. TJ Klune brings us a warm hug of a story about a man who spent his life at the office - and his afterlife building a home.
From the author of joyous New York Times bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Welcome to Charon’s Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh and the dead are just passing through.
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own sparsely-attended funeral, Wallace is outraged. But he begins to suspect she’s right, and he is in fact dead. Then when Hugo, owner of a most peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace reluctantly accepts the truth.
Yet even in death, he refuses to abandon his life – even though Wallace spent all of it working, correcting colleagues and hectoring employees. He’d had no time for frivolities like fun and friends. But as Wallace drinks tea with Hugo and talks to his customers, he wonders if he was missing something.
The feeling grows as he shares jokes with the resident ghost, manifests embarrassing footwear and notices the stars. So when he’s given one week to pass through the door to the other side, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in just seven days.
Fans of A Man Called Ove and The Good Place will fall for this queer love story by TJ Klune.
Praise for TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea:
'I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect.' - V. E. Schwab, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
'A modern fairy tale about learning your true nature and what you love and will protect. It's a beautiful book.' - Charlaine Harris, no.1 New York Times bestselling author
'1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in. Touching, tender, and truly delightful.' - Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless
'A witty, wholesome fantasy that’s likely to cause heart-swelling.' - The Washington Post
© 2021 Tor (Äänikirja): 9781529088014
Julkaisupäivä
Äänikirja: 28. lokakuuta 2021
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Suvi
30. jouluk. 2021
Such a wholesome story with wonderful, funny and inquisitive characters. Love TJ Klune’s style
Annika
9. tammik. 2023
One of the best books I have listened to. The story hooks you im, the characters are lovely, it makes you think about death and love and loss, and what it all means. And it's also really funny.The reader also does a fantastic job! His voice is a joy to listen to and the character voices are all pleasing and easy to tell apart.
Henu
25. tammik. 2022
One of the best fantasy romance books I've ever read. I really loved all the characters and the setting. I will definitely read this again someday ❤️
J
22. helmik. 2022
Pidin kirjasta todella paljon!! Herätti ajatuksia elämästä, kuolemasta ja koko universumin merkityksestä.
Leeni
10. heinäk. 2022
this brought me so much joy ❤️ cried and laughed through the book
S
26. marrask. 2021
Olisi voinut lyhentää hiukan, keskikohta junnasi paikallaan. Mutta ihana tarina!
Inkeri
12. kesäk. 2023
Jokainen lause oli kirjoitettu tai sanottu miljoona kertaa aiemminkin. Kliseetä kliseen perään.
Jenna
2. toukok. 2022
Beautiful.
K.
12. huhtik. 2024
So I cried for more than half the book. This is the best kind of "good sad" with gentle romance that you can read. I have only minor "personal taste" kind of ticks, mostly about some of the cliches and how Wallace's character was a tad too Scrooge-like caricature to start with and his turning kinda fast. And while he deserved some teasing as the kind of character he was, I don't know if it still didn't come across as just a little patronizing in my personal view (I just don't like making fun of someone's honest desires in his situation, like wanting to go back and be alive again in the beginning). But, all the characters were still easy to enjoy, heartfelt and warm, lovely to spend time with like a night spent with a warm blanket, under the endless starry sky.
Päivi
10. tammik. 2023
Ihana.
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