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Die Wand

Marlen Haushofer

4.05 AVERAGE


SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP

i love this book so much. this is how i envision my future—in the middle of nowhere with no one but animals as my companions and being self sufficient. the narrator's life is hard but she was content and at peace. yes, it was lonely especially when dealing with death but that's life, that's nature. i found this book really beautiful that i can't even articulate my thoughts right now.

and of course, a man ruins EVERYTHING
adventurous reflective sad slow-paced
reflective 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
adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Devastating but beautiful and life changing

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
slow-paced

Found this very effective and interesting, such a methodical and human narrator. Feels way beyond its years (originally written in 1963)
adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Complicated

Lost 0.5 for the ending 
emotional inspiring reflective 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

En bok värd att läsas. En bok att minnas. Så speciell med sitt ständiga flöde utan kapitel och en handling som upprepar sig. Den står på hyllan ”skräck” på mitt bibliotek och jag fascineras över att det är så spännande trots att det egentligen inte händer så mycket. Här finns mycket att hämta.