2.41k reviews for:

The Wall by Haushofer, Marlen (2013) Paperback

Marlen Haushofer, Marlen Haushofer

4.05 AVERAGE

katsba's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A dystopian rural idyll. If you were trapped behind a wall in an area with a few animals and the weather to contend with  - how would you cope? Could you survive or thrive and who would be your friends? Bella and Bull, old cat or the faithful dog. 

hierarchicalabstraction's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

roisin94's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

aprager's review against another edition

1.5

mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ximajs's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

pollincowbell's review against another edition

0.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

camlizhall's review against another edition

4.25

reflective slow-paced

rora1's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

untrustjakob's review against another edition

5.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

thegracexu's review against another edition

4.0

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Similar thematically to I who have never known men but way more pages on the dreariness of day to day life. Kinda slogged in the middle but the ending stuck it for me. Great read for matching the vibes to hiking in the Dolomites