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The Portable Door
- Narrated by: Ray Sawyer
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
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The Portable Door
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Summary
Starting a new job is always stressful (especially when you don't particularly want one), but when Paul Carpenter arrives at the office of J. W. Wells he has no idea what trouble lies in store. Because he is about to discover that the apparently respectable establishment now paying his salary is in fact a front for a deeply sinister organisation that has a mighty peculiar agenda. It seems that half the time his bosses are away with the fairies. But they're not, of course. They're away with the goblins. Mister Tom Holt, Master of the Comic Fantasy Novel, cordially invites you to join him in his world of madness by reading his next hilarious masterpiece.
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- J&E
- 31-01-17
Very slow start
I loved this book eventually, but you could pretty much dispense with the first half! I realise Tom Holt's style is to drag out the ordinariness of the situation before blowing it up, but seriously it only needed a bit of dull scene-setting. Once you get into the meat of the story I enjoyed it. Similarly though, I felt the plot had a whole bunch of potential that wasn't explored - possibly because it had such a long beginning.
I really want to love Holt's books, but right now it's just Barking that really hits the mark for me. Better than the Pursuit of Sausages though!
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- Kenneth Taylor
- 30-09-17
Strangely enjoyable
I was a little bit hesitant about this book at the beginning, however as it progressed I found myself looking forward to the next chapters with anticipation.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have the next books in my wish list.
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- MACK BLACK
- 27-11-21
Silly and fun.
A very enjoyable listen. Very silly but fun and unpredictable. It's worth a listen if you want a laugh.
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- NBR
- 05-12-21
Hilarious
Had a few laugh out loud moments which I might put down to the awesome narration which brought the story to life!
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- Eve
- 02-12-13
Worth the Read
What other book might you compare The Portable Door to, and why?
This book is definitely from the Terry Pratchett school of writing. It is full of weird and wonderful creatures with a 21st century sense of humour.
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It is a little slow to start, but hang on in there, it's worth it. I'm looking forward to reading more Holt in the future.
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- Deborah Lewis
- 25-06-21
Brilliant, funny
I love this book, the narration is great and easy to listen to, The story line is well thought out and makes the story run well.
Its a great easy listen, i will re listen to this when i need cheering up.
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- Kimberley Everitt
- 29-05-22
wonderful
I'm going to listen to the rest of the series immediately. Incredibly engaging and the characters are brilliant.
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- John Derek
- 12-03-14
Perfection
SUperb narration of a truly magnificent book. Tom Holt is the Best of the Best.
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- Elayne Donaldson
- 12-10-15
Quirky
Took me a while to get into the story but once Paul and Sophie were in the strong room I was hooked. Really enjoyed it and as always the narration was perfect
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- Tony Lord
- 24-09-20
Pure Escapism
So well written, never understood why Holt's books don't get the attention they deserve. Every bit as imaginative as any writer out there.
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