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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
If you enjoyed I Who Have Never Known Men, you may like this book. In a similar fashion, this is a quiet yet devastating meditation on loneliness and resilience.
It’s slow-paced, repetitive, and monotonous yet I found myself deeply immersed in the life of this unnamed woman whenever I picked this book up. I initially thought I could read this in one go, but had to take major breaks as I felt this overwhelming sense of dread and inevitability, which grew stronger and stronger the further I read on.
We follow an unnamed fmc who finds herself trapped in the Austrian Alps, after an invisible wall encloses around a part of her surroundings. With only some animal companions for company she struggles to survive and adapts to a life of solitude, while reflecting on her past and on her existence. As time passes, her isolation forces her to confront both the physical hardships of survival and the psychological weight of her loneliness.
This novel explores themes of isolation, survival, time, feminism and nature. Haushofer’s prose is introspective and often repetitive, which mirrors the monotony of the MCs existence.
Just like I who Have Never Known Men, I’ll be thinking about this book for quite some time.
It’s slow-paced, repetitive, and monotonous yet I found myself deeply immersed in the life of this unnamed woman whenever I picked this book up. I initially thought I could read this in one go, but had to take major breaks as I felt this overwhelming sense of dread and inevitability, which grew stronger and stronger the further I read on.
We follow an unnamed fmc who finds herself trapped in the Austrian Alps, after an invisible wall encloses around a part of her surroundings. With only some animal companions for company she struggles to survive and adapts to a life of solitude, while reflecting on her past and on her existence. As time passes, her isolation forces her to confront both the physical hardships of survival and the psychological weight of her loneliness.
This novel explores themes of isolation, survival, time, feminism and nature. Haushofer’s prose is introspective and often repetitive, which mirrors the monotony of the MCs existence.
Just like I who Have Never Known Men, I’ll be thinking about this book for quite some time.
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Malheureusement je n'avais pas assez le moral pour plonger dans un livre aussi déprimant, j'ai fondu en larmes à la 56e page je me suis dit que c'était mieux d'arrêter là
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Grief
Dit boek spaart je een weekje retraite in een Tibetaans klooster uit. Weergaloos, en ik begrijp niet hoe de schrijfster het doet. Vrouw wordt volledig op zichzelf en een koe, hond en kat teruggeworpen op een berg. Hoe overleeft ze? Ze tekent haar verhaal op voor de muizen. De hoop dat ze ooit nog gevonden wordt heeft ze opgegeven. Wat blijft er van je over als alle andere mensen dood zijn? Heeft het zin om door te leven? Nou, eigenlijk niet meer of minder dan toen ze met mensen leefde. Misschien is ze zelfs wel meer bezig met waar het om gaat. Ze is zelfs alleen maar bezig met waar het om gaat. De aardappeloogst, eten voor de hond. Prachtig, onvergetelijk boek met een belachelijk optimistisch einde. Niets te verliezen. Hoera.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not a very fast-paced book with tense story telling or plot twists, just not what I was looking for at the moment. I was more into sci-fi, dystopian books but more so on the plot based side rather than reflective, philosophical ones.
One I would consider reading one day though.
One I would consider reading one day though.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
tense
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
This has immediately become one of my favourite books. I adore the focus on "dailyness" and surviving in such an almost dystopian story. I was really nervous about the ending because she kept referring to it but it stayed completely unclear untill the last five pages, but I was satisfied with it. I don't think it was easy to choose the ending for this story, but it worked.
Are all Haushofer's books like this? Because in that case I want more.
Are all Haushofer's books like this? Because in that case I want more.