Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

6 reviews

scruffie's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.25

I think understanding the context surrounding this as well as the subtext is really important, otherwise you'll likely get bored. This is very much something you read for the journey, not the destination, so don't go into this expecting any twists and turns.

As a fan of fast paced reads, this was definitely a challenge for me, but I am glad I finished it because I actually enjoyed the second half more than the first! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, Violence, and Death

silvae's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

lilifane's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

This premise was very intriguing. The atmosphere was excellent, very depressing, tense, lonely but also peaceful. I liked the survival aspect of the plot and the stream of consciousness way of story telling. It got a little too repetitive towards the end. On the other hand, the repetitions had an impact on the atmosphere. Unfortunately, I didn't like the writing style, and it effected my reading experience in a negative way. (It's definitely a me-thing. I just don't vibe with vocabulary from this specific time period and place) Still, the book is thought-provoking and reading it during a pandemic definitely hits differently. I think it will stay with me for a little while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical content, Animal death, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Animal cruelty

elledanie's review against another edition

reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

1.0

Spoiler: You never find out what The Wall is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

andicbuchanan's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

I'm aware there was a particular group of feminist books that centred women cut off from society and finding rhythm with the natural world. I've enjoyed a couple I've read, despite not being the natural audience for them, and can see how this falls in that tradition. And yet it... just doesn't work. 

Unlike some readers, I didn't need an explanation or a resolution - I was fine with taking the situation as read - but neither the personality and reflections, nor the prose, sustained anything like the length of this book. I hate to say this about any book but I was frankly bored for three quarters of it. I guess I would be less resourceful and more bored if I was cut off from humanity too, so maybe that's on me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty