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reubenalbatross 's review for:
The Wall
by Marlen Haushofer
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was so real to me. The writing is amazingly vivid.
I read almost all of it in the same day, and it wrecked me. I was an empty husk.
It powerfully emphasises how pointless modern life and its trivialities are - thoughts I already had, but this book really hammered them home. However, it also managed to bring me a level of peace as well.
It unearths the best and worst of humanity. Humanity is cruel and senseless, but can also be selfless and deeply loving.
The quote on the back cover of my copy sums it up perfectly:
"By turns utopian and dystopian, an idyll and a nightmare... Every joint and sinew of the story is restless with a sense of threat."
This book is definitely going to stick with me for a long time.
I read almost all of it in the same day, and it wrecked me. I was an empty husk.
It powerfully emphasises how pointless modern life and its trivialities are - thoughts I already had, but this book really hammered them home. However, it also managed to bring me a level of peace as well.
It unearths the best and worst of humanity. Humanity is cruel and senseless, but can also be selfless and deeply loving.
The quote on the back cover of my copy sums it up perfectly:
"By turns utopian and dystopian, an idyll and a nightmare... Every joint and sinew of the story is restless with a sense of threat."
This book is definitely going to stick with me for a long time.