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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
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.
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A very slow book, took me a long time to get through even at 240 pages.
I liked how easily it read, but it could at times get a tad boring and repetitive. There’s no excitement, but the beautiful descriptions of the mountains and how the animals interacted make up for that.
What stood out to me was the MC’s bond with the animals. I adored her love for them and the lengths she went to to care for them all. It was very relatable and I enjoyed watching her build her new family.
I thought the ending was abrupt and left me with more questions than I had in the middle of the book.
In all, this is just an account of a woman adapting to a bizarre situation but not much of a plot. It’s well written, but obviously translated so some parts were awkward, but I did enjoy my time (however long and arduous) with this book.
I liked how easily it read, but it could at times get a tad boring and repetitive. There’s no excitement, but the beautiful descriptions of the mountains and how the animals interacted make up for that.
What stood out to me was the MC’s bond with the animals. I adored her love for them and the lengths she went to to care for them all. It was very relatable and I enjoyed watching her build her new family.
I thought the ending was abrupt and left me with more questions than I had in the middle of the book.
In all, this is just an account of a woman adapting to a bizarre situation but not much of a plot. It’s well written, but obviously translated so some parts were awkward, but I did enjoy my time (however long and arduous) with this book.
reflective
slow-paced
It was ok. It really is a report of sorts about a woman who lives together with animals she meets and how she survives with them in a world where she might the only one left.
It's quite simple and I'm not necessarily bought by its possible transformative nature. It doesn't have too much introspection, it's mostly just her account how she lived in the Austrian Alps and what she did daily and how she loved her animals.
At 160 pages I decided to skim towards the end, but the report mode continues the same and then it just ends. No dramatic conclusions or anything.
It's quite simple and I'm not necessarily bought by its possible transformative nature. It doesn't have too much introspection, it's mostly just her account how she lived in the Austrian Alps and what she did daily and how she loved her animals.
At 160 pages I decided to skim towards the end, but the report mode continues the same and then it just ends. No dramatic conclusions or anything.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
No
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
reflective
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
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Quiet, introspective, and so much more interesting than it seems it should be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Death, Murder
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes