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A review by mstewa02
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer
5.0
This is a really special piece of literature. What’s a woman to do when there’s no one left in the world but her and a handful of animals? What does it mean to be alive when your name, face, and former identities/roles no longer matter?
This is probably the slowest I’ve ever read a book. The detailed description of her chores for survival, her relationship with the land and creatures around her, and her reflection on her new-found purpose gripped me tight and raised me from perdition.* There was no speed-reading this one, there was only immersing myself in her world.
*Supernatural references will never leave me, sorry.
This is probably the slowest I’ve ever read a book. The detailed description of her chores for survival, her relationship with the land and creatures around her, and her reflection on her new-found purpose gripped me tight and raised me from perdition.* There was no speed-reading this one, there was only immersing myself in her world.
*Supernatural references will never leave me, sorry.