Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

6 reviews

loinereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

When I picked up this book I didn’t know what to expect at all.
At first when I realized it was just a report of a woman’s occupations during times of great loneliness, I did some research and understood a bit more about the context.

The reading was slow but very reflective and what kept me going was mostly the animals’ story.
The woman’s love and care for the animals was so deep that Lynx, Pearl, Tiger, Bella, Bull and the mother-cat became characters as well —without thoughts and speech but able to make us feel things.

The Wall is a classic that anyone should pick up one day because it really reflects on loneliness, womanhood, caring and loving. 
What marked me the most was the way the story reflected how a woman could never be really alone. She would always find things to care for, herself, her environment and the creatures hanging around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, and Violence

angela_iseli's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Animal death

leonkoenig's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

 beklemmend, brutal zu lesen obwohl eigentlich sehr wenig passiert, starke Patriarchtsmetapher 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

jessy4550's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Death, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Medical trauma and Abandonment

Minor: War

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.25

I think understanding the context surrounding this as well as the subtext is really important, otherwise you'll likely get bored. This is very much something you read for the journey, not the destination, so don't go into this expecting any twists and turns.

As a fan of fast paced reads, this was definitely a challenge for me, but I am glad I finished it because I actually enjoyed the second half more than the first! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, Violence, and Death

vcarty's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Violence