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Die Wand

Marlen Haushofer

4.05 AVERAGE


The Wall is a solid exploration of human vs. nature/self, and a well-written case study on what any human might think, feel, and do in isolation. While there's a lot to admire about our protagonist's resilience and introspection, the fact that she has mostly just animals and her own thoughts to interact with may leave readers consciously aware of the limits of the novel's narrative scope.
adventurous dark emotional 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
emotional 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: No

kobieta, pies, kot, krowa i 5 ⭐

7/10
Op zich heeft dit verhaal een boeiend thema en begrijp ik wat de auteur bij de lezer wil bereiken, maar na verloop van tijd had ik het wel gehad met de dagelijkse beslommeringen van het hoofdpersonage en wachtte ik vol ongeduld op het moment dat de stier en de hond om het leven zouden komen. Dat gebeurde helemaal op het einde zodat ik het boek eindelijk definitief aan de kant kon leggen. Ik hou ook helemaal niet van romans zonder hoofdstukken, de trein raast dan onophoudelijk verder en er is geen enkele rustpauze. Help!
challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A

A story of survival and solitude.
A reflective slow uraveling narrative that gave a lot of food for thought.
Due to the repetitivnes of the main heroine's dayly tasjs, it could have easily been 100 pages shorter.