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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
that was so calm until the last five pges
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had no idea what to expect going into this book and I am surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
Although dystopian, the day to day life of the main character felt mostly peaceful. The description of her chores gave me a feeling I only know from Studio Ghibli movies, which are known to make the simple things in life feel magical. It was the same in this book – a world without humans, only nature and animals, but always with a bit of that existential dread and uncertainty in the back of your head.
It's a mixture of feelings I haven't experienced from any other book. I enjoyed just accompanying the main character on this reflective journey and listening to her inner monolog without any expectations. I felt happiness, sadness and loss alongside her. I would have liked to find out what the wall is and what will happen to her. But I feel like the point is to remain just as clueless as her, to just sit with all these questions and the suspense, just like the main character has to.
Knowing she has no paper left to share what happens in the future just amplified this feeling.
Although dystopian, the day to day life of the main character felt mostly peaceful. The description of her chores gave me a feeling I only know from Studio Ghibli movies, which are known to make the simple things in life feel magical. It was the same in this book – a world without humans, only nature and animals, but always with a bit of that existential dread and uncertainty in the back of your head.
It's a mixture of feelings I haven't experienced from any other book. I enjoyed just accompanying the main character on this reflective journey and listening to her inner monolog without any expectations. I felt happiness, sadness and loss alongside her. I would have liked to find out what the wall is and what will happen to her. But I feel like the point is to remain just as clueless as her, to just sit with all these questions and the suspense, just like the main character has to.
I am swimming in feelings of love and betrayal!!
The purest love story and a brave lamentation.
The purest love story and a brave lamentation.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-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:
Complicated
The Wall is a journal report written by a woman who has found herself isolated in a hunting cabin that has been cut off from the rest of the world by an invisible barrier, but with a few animals by her side. She writes detailed descriptions of her day to day experiences as she wrestles with this new life and how to survive. The report begins with the events that led her to the hunting cabin in the first place, but she is actually writing the whole thing after about two and a half years of already being there. This allows for quite a bit of foreshadowing to pique the reader’s interest. However, the nature of the report was quite bland for me, containing lots of accounts of caring for the animals, doing chores, and describing her own health. The author’s writing is very smooth, and there are some moments interspersed in the report that detail some beautifully charming scenes that I really loved. I could even appreciate the reflective thoughts the woman had as she contemplates her previous life and how it now compares with this new one where there is no “system” in place. But the lack of chapters, sections, or even page breaks made it tough for me to get really invested, and the monotony of her daily life overshadowed any of the more interesting events, which were few and far between and not given enough description or explanation. This would be a phenomenal book to study with a literary lens, but for me, that was not what I was expecting going into it based on the synopsis I read.
I have not wept over the deaths of fictional animals since Jack died in Little House on the Prairie.
emotional
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:
Yes
J’ai beaucoup aimé ce livre et plus particulièrement le fait d’assister au développement de notre héroïne. De jeune femme perdue en début d’ouvrage, elle devient, au fil du récit, une survivaliste aguerrie qui sait se débrouiller dans la nature qui la terrifiait auparavant, le tout sans en perdre la vulnérabilité qui fait le charme de son personnage.
J’ai néanmoins commencé à trouver le temps long à partir de la moitié du récit ; je savais qu’il ne fallait pas s’attendre à beaucoup de rebondissements mais ai quand même été un peu déçue.
J’ai néanmoins commencé à trouver le temps long à partir de la moitié du récit ; je savais qu’il ne fallait pas s’attendre à beaucoup de rebondissements mais ai quand même été un peu déçue.