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The Wall by Marlen Haushofer
3.5
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A

A beautiful tale of a woman who's forced to live on her own in the countryside. She's not extradordinary or especially skilled and yet she makes due with what life has presented itself to her. A feminist classic for me.

There are no chapters, but I was surprised how easily I could follow along with no breaks. I felt emotional over the animals and loved her resilience and commitment to life. Connection, even if it's solely animals, make life seem living. I'm biased to love this writing style of entertwining the past and present contexually. The slow pacing is necessary, but hard for me to read nonetheless. 

Definitely recommend if you would like a female-centric Robinson Crusoe with lovable animals and a soft pace.