Reviews

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

yustawrites's review against another edition

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

4.75

So beautiful, simple, poetic. A dream and a nightmare, and a dream. I really enjoyed this book and I loved the afterword by Bennett, too.

nhill_02's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

crockpothead's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

lydiacox's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

annikalmolitor's review against another edition

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3.75

Are we all trapped inside our own invisible walls?!??? Are we a complacent society and too individualistic at the same time, therefore we go nowhere?!?!! Lastly, I would definitely dig and try anything to get out. Why doesn’t she?!?!??!?  

trashley_123's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

aasnur's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lauralhart's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25


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stalxwj's review against another edition

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2.0

First third of the book seemed quite promising, describing how she found herself totally alone and isolated from the world, with her animal companions picked up along the way, but the rest of the book was all the same, describing her daily activities of milking the cow, hunting for deer, chopping firewood, making butter, picking berries, darning her socks. Was so confused at the very end when she described the death of Lynx, when it's earth-shattering news that there's another human!! Just a couple of paras and the book quickly ended. Urgh. So unsatisfied!

fungusek's review against another edition

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reflective sad

4.25