Reviews

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

maisonmarsiela's review against another edition

3.0

this was a haunting read that explores violence and bigotry in a very intense and meaningful way, but i unfortunately did not love the writing style. the sentences and paragraphs were very long, and i found the language (northern england dialect i guess?) difficult to understand at times. i did adore molly as a character though, and i was content with the ending

pendletca's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

feralbookwife's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

Haunting in every way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

forroan's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.0

very short read (took me about two hours) and overall just fine in my opinion. I don’t like books written with this style of voice (somewhere between first and third person?) as I find it difficult to engage with the characters meaningfully.

lanternheart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Gore

emma_blick's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

lrc52's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is a hard read, but it holds truths even for today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Violence

sloanekenlee's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Hazy and foreboding, as uncomfortable as a sticky summer afternoon, and won't take much longer than that to finish. I let the bath go cold because I didn't want to put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Violence

book_loser's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

erintowner's review against another edition

5.0

This book was terrifying and electrifying. It brought tears to my eyes and took my breath away with its beautiful, dark writing.

I participated in experimental archaeology in college so I was drawn to this story by its setting (other anthropology nerds will likely enjoy this too) but the underlying commentary on race, sexuality, and feminism was thought provoking. Humans are capable of extraordinary tenderness but also thoughtless cruelty, especially in groups. Especially when there are no "rules".

This book is reminiscent of Educated and Lord of the Flies.