2.16k reviews for:

Die Wand

Marlen Haushofer

4.05 AVERAGE

zazine's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative reflective sad 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: Complicated

maryrosa__'s review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jujukast's review against another edition

3.5

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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A very stripped back and slower paced read, could only read a little bit at a time, but the loved the theme of animal companionship and everything she did for them.

Ending definitely came as a shock and had me sobbing

peppervanpepper's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad medium-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: No

lara_maria's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Ich fand die Geschichte sehr berührend. Die Handlung erstreckt sich über mehrere Jahre und gefühlt passiert nicht viel, weshalb es sich manchmal so angefühlt hat, als würde es sich ziehen. Aber gleichzeitig war es sehr angenehm zu lesen und jedes Mal, wenn ich zu dem Buch griff, versank ich in der Welt hinter der Wand, wo es keine Menschen mehr gibt. Es hat sich auch irgendwie tröstend angefühlt zu lesen. Man hat die eigentlichen Probleme vergessen. Man kommt darüber ins Geübeln, was im Leben wirklich zählt und über was für unnötige Sachen wir uns so viele Gedanken machen. 

tea_racy's review against another edition

4.0

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Haushofer's "The Wall" follows a woman isolated in the Austrian Alps by an invisible barrier, forced to create a new life with only animals as companions. Her exquisite descriptions of nature and the emotional bonds with her animal companions are the novel's greatest strength, bringing the isolated mountain setting vividly to life. While the storytelling is mostly measured and thoughtful, the abrupt ending feels rushed compared to the careful pacing of the rest of this lovely meditation on solitude, survival, and animal companionship.

ferrymg97's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

joergliestmehr's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kmthompson__'s review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Enjoyed the prose and the evolution/revelations of the main character. especially the change of her self perception of woman to human and the recognition of the emptiness of her life before the wall. However, I didn’t love the detailed minutia of her survival and put it down for several weeks in the middle.

sarahalalli's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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