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@DebbieUrbanski4682 ай бұрын
Oh this is such wonderful insight on a wonderful book! I am envious for those readers who get to experience The Wall for the first time, but I will say that it holds up to many, many readings. Thanks for shining your light on this novel, Chris!
@Paromita_M2 ай бұрын
I reread it earlier this year and it became an all-time favourite. Beautiful writing. Thank you for this insightful discussion 🙏🏽.
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
Yes, yes, yes, it is exquisite!
@dagmoonАй бұрын
This video is amazing! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and passages from the book. It's been on my TBR forever, languishing in digital dust. But after your video, I MUST read it.
@cate50292 ай бұрын
Thank you for your very insightful thoughts of this novel. I look forward to reading this myself and then relisten to this video.
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
My pleasure! Enjoy!
@sventhemoose12182 ай бұрын
That was a great recommendation Chris, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Some very interesting topics are repeating themselves in this book - What is the individual without society? how does human relationship with nature change when living outside civilization? If our achievements' worth is only what society deems worthwhile, do they have real value? and so many more thought provoking ideas. Brilliant.
@sonybluraydisk2 ай бұрын
I'm glad to see you review this. Haushofer was born very close to where I'm from and I loved reading it a few years ago. Thanks for the great video, Chris!
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
Wow, I bet that area is so beautiful and poetic. All best to you!
@sonybluraydisk2 ай бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf It really is, Carinthia is worth a visit!
@DraxtorАй бұрын
CHRIS OMG this can not be a coincidence: I had read "The Wall" years ago and it is in my Top 10 and then last week I found her complete short story collection in one of these free libraries in a Munich suburb. I am telling you: these short stories are absolutely incredible. I am unfortunately quite certain they have not been translated but I will keep investigating!
@LeafbyLeafАй бұрын
Wow! I love these literary serendipities and synchronicities! Sounds like I need to learn German. 😁
@DraxtorАй бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf you need to learn German and I need to learn Polish to read "Infinite Jest" in what people tell me is the BEST foreign translation 😅
@stephenmorton80172 ай бұрын
They made a movie of this book and it's very powerful. I still think about it occasionally. Since the wall was never explained it gave the impression that it was an act of God like some kind of Old testament punishment for the failings of mankind. Each person isolated on only a patch of ground. Horrifying.
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
Ah, interesting! I'll check that movie out now!
@literarylayer2 ай бұрын
Wow, you’ve made me want to read this book asap. It sounds amazing
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
It really, truly is.
@ana-anatomiadolivro-22442 ай бұрын
All it took was you mentioning The Birds ♥️
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@1c1palАй бұрын
I'm currently reading The Jib Door by Marlen Haushofer. The Wall is up next.
@LeafbyLeafАй бұрын
I need to read more of her work now!
@MaximTendu2 ай бұрын
First time I hear of Marlen Haushofer. I think I'll get myself a copy of The Wall, as it's making me think of a beloved Belgian movie called 'Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai De Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles' by Chantal Akerman, with some Austrian vibes into the bargain à la Michael Haneke and/or Thomas Bernhard. But that might be due to my too-human instinct of anchoring new discoveries in familiar territory. Thank you as always👍 And very nice shot, by the by- new camera?
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
I watched that movie for the first time over Christmas break! It was excruciating in the best-worst ways! I hadn't thought of that connection to this book, but I definitely see it. Actually, the more I think about it, the more I _do_ see similarities! Not a new camera, but I took some time to fiddle with the settings to get a better shot, so, thank you so much for noticing!
@storyinternships96362 ай бұрын
I'm always looking forward to Leaf by Leaf... The Wall sounds like a heavy read though 😊 purging and getting to the marrow of life.. I'm all for it ❤
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! It really is sooooo good!
@kintrap53762 ай бұрын
Raglan sleeve polos are by far my favorite type of shirt.
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
Hey--thanks for letting me know what these are called! (I really didn't know.)
@watermelonmanied2 ай бұрын
Haircut still looking great, my man. Suits you very well. Read Clark by Brendan Connell and also the stories of Justin Isis if you get a chance. They're affiliated writers of the Neo-Decadent movement who are well worth checking out.
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! (I'm currently slightly growing it out.) And thanks even more for these recommendations!
@watermelonmanied2 ай бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf Pleasant Tales by Justin Isis is short, punchy and easily available on kindle. The literary equivalent of a shot of lemon sherbet sorbet to the dome: great as a palette cleanser.
@katewillread15092 ай бұрын
Read this last month and spent an entire weekend crying over it.
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
It really is a stunner of a book.
@katewillread15092 ай бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf yes, it lives on my favorites shelf now
@nolandost30702 ай бұрын
Hey Chris, I think it would be valuable for your channel to include an Amazon affiliate link in your videos. You get a bit of kickback, at least I think that's what happens, plus it helps promote the book that you love. Just a thought. Great video!
@LeafbyLeaf2 ай бұрын
Great idea! I'm working on setting this up with an independent-bookstore-supporting entity bookshop.org.
@herrdetlef73702 ай бұрын
Hello chris, thank you for that video. I am always surprised about which german books are translated into english. I live in germany and in my opinion tbe most relevant author in germany now might be Bodo Kirchhoff. As i see, there is no english translation of his books. On the other hand i see yoh making reviews of american books which are not even translated into german, for example the novels of Alexander Theroux or william t vollmann (europe central is the only novel translated into german) and many otbers you reviewed in your videos. What i wanna to say is, that in my opinion a readers life is just limeted by whre he lives. In the us yoe maybe have the whole choice. Here in bermany i think we have aome good origin literature as well and also some very good translations. But i'm sometimes asking myself, if in some smaller countries with not very common languages the reading experience might belimited just by the fact,that tber are no translations and not that amount of originnative literature. Sorry for that digression,butso eti es ireally think abouthow this fact of the locationof the reader affects the rwading experience. And by the way, i read the wall too andnit realley blew me away. There is also a german movie which i can also recommend. Greetings from germany and sorry for the babble ;)