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The Wall by Haushofer, Marlen (2013) Paperback

Marlen Haushofer, Marlen Haushofer

4.05 AVERAGE

jennadoyle's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective relaxing sad

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I wanted to loove this book- cool cover, cool concept, lovely setting and it was giving me I Who Have Never Known Men vibes, but I finished it kinda just wanting more from it. While I enjoyed all the parts with her taking care of all the animals, it just got boring. I can only imagine how she felt IF IM THE ONE THAT GOT BORED and I'm not stuck behind a wall in the Austrian alpine with a cow, cat and dog for years. It did make me think about how different this book would have gone if it was a man in this situation though lol. A book I'm glad I read and I think I'll still be thinking of later. 

"even now, i’m nothing but a thin skin covering a mountain of memories."

”Since my childhood I had forgotten how to see things with my own eyes, and I had forgotten that the world had once been young, untouched and very beautiful and terrible. I couldn’t find my way back there, since I was no longer a child, and no longer capable of experiencing things as a child, but loneliness led me, in moments free of memory and consciousness, to see the great brilliance of life again.”

juno173's review against another edition

4.25

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

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

julpandan's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sn00pyl0v3r's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

eglreads's review against another edition

3.75

reflective slow-paced

angelaesmyth's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jsswgh's review against another edition

3.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This one is tricky to review. It is one of the most ‘nothing’ books out there - almost nothing happens at all, there is no great mystery even though the premise is a big mystery. Yet, it was still really engaging throughout. Essentially it’s just some diary entries of living in a forest with some animals, but somehow I still wanted to continue reading. I don’t think I’ll read it again, nor recommend it, but I did weirdly enjoy it

jacob818's review against another edition

4.75

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

arainydae's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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Just not catching my attention as much right now- I know will return to this book at some other time. I don't have any negative things to say!!

natashaasarahh's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No