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I love the slow build to insanity, it's marvelous! I went back to the beginning after I finished and found that I'd forgotten just how lucid the main character was at the start. I know The Yellow Wallpaper is always touted as a protest piece about the oppression of women by (arguably well-meaning in this case) patriarchal figures (e.g. the protagonist's husband, her brother) during the turn of the century, but I think it also stands up well as a look at mental illness generally during that period - how little was known of the mind and the way to treat it so that doctors were giving people these chemicals that were probably making them worse; prescribing cures that were more noxious than salubrious.

shuryk's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

4.0

Some stories better than others. My favorites were Three Thanksgivings, the Cottagette, Turned, and Making a Change. The last two nearly put me to sleep though.

frilet_mignon's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

bhavyab61's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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