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A review by mercapto
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
A little gem of a book!
Beautiful descriptions, devastating story, and with a realism of survival that I thoroughly enjoyed. The narrator doesn’t become a super human in ‘survival mode’ - she’s limited in very realistic ways, bound by the lack of knowledge she has.
I adore Bella the cow - the author did very well to make you love all the animals, to really feel like they were characters with as much weight as the narrator. And yet she didn’t humanise them to make them loveable, she portrayed them as the animals they are.
My only comment is that it did become quite repetitive at times - I suppose survival is - but there is a fine line between being eager for the hinted-at ending and impatience.
Beautiful descriptions, devastating story, and with a realism of survival that I thoroughly enjoyed. The narrator doesn’t become a super human in ‘survival mode’ - she’s limited in very realistic ways, bound by the lack of knowledge she has.
I adore Bella the cow - the author did very well to make you love all the animals, to really feel like they were characters with as much weight as the narrator. And yet she didn’t humanise them to make them loveable, she portrayed them as the animals they are.
My only comment is that it did become quite repetitive at times - I suppose survival is - but there is a fine line between being eager for the hinted-at ending and impatience.