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The Wall by Haushofer, Marlen (2013) Paperback

Marlen Haushofer, Marlen Haushofer

4.05 AVERAGE

izabzh's review against another edition

5.0

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J'ai lu ce livre il y a très longtemps, mais il m'avait marqué à l'époque. J'avais envie de le relire pour voir s'il restait à la hauteur de mes souvenirs, et il a même fait mieux !
J'ai adoré la force de l'héroïne, son évolution progressive, sa façon de vivre dans le présent sans se tourmenter à propos du passé, sa relation avec la nature et les animaux. Un magnifique roman, très bien écrit.

chinoukjente's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

celinas5046's review against another edition

4.0

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I loved so much of it but I didn’t enjoy how the timeline was done.  It worked I guess but it made some of it repetitive and confusing.

lvlc's review against another edition

4.0

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A brief but deeply impactful read. Haushofer creates a claustrophobic, almost Kafkaesque atmosphere while exploring the bond between humans and animals, the value of animal life, and the quiet forms of inhumanity. Sparse yet powerful.

rach_lle's review against another edition

0.25

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Slow, want more info about the wall,  unbelievable premise and the time jumping makes it feel very disjointed 

xxmelancholicxx's review against another edition

4.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a book where remarkably little takes place. The afterword made me appreciate this fact much more— this is the fantasy of a woman trapped by the realities of womanhood imagining what a life free from that imposition would look like. It’s a diary of day to day farming and survival with little intense action or real threats you feel (except for at the end, but even that felt removed from the audience), interspersed with sharp reflections on the frivolity and gravity of civilization and the main characters former life. I’m glad I read it, though I don’t know that everyone needs to. 

reeburka's review against another edition

4.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

itsmeanniejohn's review against another edition

3.5

inspiring reflective 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: Complicated

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tengo sentimientos encontrados. Creo que este libro no fue para mí, lo interesante lo encontré hasta que leí la nota final de una autora, ya que la historia por sí sola no me cautivó. 
Me gustaría darle una segunda oportunidad más adelante.

rioshimizu's review against another edition

5.0

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ionizemyatoms's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced