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A review by breekeeler
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A strange little book, about which I am struggling to form a coherent response.
Moss creates a vivid landscape that feels still and oppressive and enclosed and that works incredibly well for the story. The atmosphere is unsettling. This is a book where you feel firmly trapped in the narrator’s mind.
I thought the length was perfect, and I liked the sudden climax and lack of conclusion.
Yet, something about this book didn’t quite connect for me. I think I wanted slightly more growth for Silvie. We get hints that she has some steel in her, and I liked the duality and complexity that gave her, but I wanted slightly more from her character at the end. She seems to lose all agency, and that didn’t sit quite right with me.
I would reread this, and I may well have a different opinion if I picked this up again at another point in my life.
Moss creates a vivid landscape that feels still and oppressive and enclosed and that works incredibly well for the story. The atmosphere is unsettling. This is a book where you feel firmly trapped in the narrator’s mind.
I thought the length was perfect, and I liked the sudden climax and lack of conclusion.
Yet, something about this book didn’t quite connect for me. I think I wanted slightly more growth for Silvie. We get hints that she has some steel in her, and I liked the duality and complexity that gave her, but I wanted slightly more from her character at the end. She seems to lose all agency, and that didn’t sit quite right with me.
I would reread this, and I may well have a different opinion if I picked this up again at another point in my life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Sexism