The Door

By: John Holt

Narrated by: James Thomson

That old door had been standing there for many years. Just a solid timber door and a frame. Just a door...an ordinary door....

“Are you sure there’s nothing to worry about? Nothing to be afraid of? Are you absolutely certain that it is just a door, and nothing more?”

©2021 John Holt (P)2021 John Holt

Suspenseful!

Suspenseful and full of action hold your attention throughout.

James Thomson does a good job narrating.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

"Just a solitary door."

After a school for boys had burned down on the edge of Hampstead Heath, nothing was left but a solitary door. Standing there alone for more than one hundred years, it was an intriguing sight, As a boy, David Ashby had been warned against getting close to it by his grandfather who said there was danger lurking near the door. Now a man, out walking, David again sees the door and remembering but ignoring the warnings as nonsense, he knocks on the door and goes through.

Simply but effectively written, this short (just over two hour) story is perhaps predictable but still a good read. A little more early character development of David would have made.him more negating, combined with a little less of the grandfather's warnings which at times became, for this reader, an unnecessary intrusion, would have increased the the solidity of the story. Read by James Thomson, in a paced home counties English voice, the story was well articulated and modulated, even if it did lack in emotional content. That was left entirely to the reader's imagination.

My thanks to the rights holder of The Door, who, at my request freely gifted me with a complimentary copy. This was very different from the author's usual writings, which I have very much enjoyed in the past, but good nonetheless. Recommended

The Door

This was a good story.There could have been more storyline instead of grandpa just yelling'don't go near it.I liked it though. James Thomson was a fine narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

though provoking

This was intriguing. Surprise time travel. It made me pause to think what I would do if presented with this door. Not sure I'd have the guts to go through, especially after listening to this. Food for thought. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a great job bringing it to life.

I love stories of time travel and ghosts

I love both time travel and ghost stories, so this was a pleasant mix. The author has an intriguing question for us at the end. It was shorter than I expected, and I felt there was so much more to explore in a longer novel.