Die Wand by Marlen Haushofer

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Die Wand

Marlen Haushofer

4.05 AVERAGE

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sprainedbrain's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dieisaaa's review against another edition

3.75
emotional inspiring reflective sad 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: Yes
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silvik's review against another edition

4.5
dark reflective sad slow-paced

resarosy's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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disorderedsyntax's review against another edition

3.75
emotional reflective sad tense 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: Yes
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schmaego's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional 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: No

carlee_bane's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous 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: No
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jqthereader's review against another edition

I had high hopes for this novel as it was recommended after reading I Who Have Never Known Men. The plotline didn’t grow, and the character stayed monotonous 

karin3g's review against another edition

5.0
emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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ciaraohara's review against another edition

5.0
Just finished on the train and cried. 

Completely beautiful and brilliant. Didn’t expect to be so sucked into the story which was both so utopian and dystopian at the same time. So many brilliant quotes that I could pick out that make this one of the most memorable books I’ve read. Extremely honest and a wonderful exploration of women experiencing solitude without judgement. Also was so fascinated by the building of tension and the simultaneous mindfulness and acceptance of the solitude and situation the narrator found herself in. 

I don’t think I will ever get over Lynx’s death as long as I live. Or Bull’s. Or Tiger’s. Or Pearl’s. But if I’m honest, especially Lynx’s.


ALSO I didn’t give this 5 stars when I finished it but I haven’t stopped thinking about it since so I’m moving it up ❤️