Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

293 reviews

danimacuk's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Confinement and Misogyny

phlegyas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

5/5

This is one of those reads that entirely get ahold of your attention, your psyche even, and force you into a deep esoteric burrow, fumbling on your way to some sort of escape or release. It is not an easy read. Not in the sense of language or the way it was written. The language and the control of the language are both fine. It is, however, a very hard read because of the topics and the allegories. Without wanting to give away much, the fact alone that it was written by a woman before 1900 and it deals with matters that may still be societal and medical taboo (at least in some places), is nothing short of exceptional; ground breaking, thought provoking, horizon expanding.

5/5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

annaforthebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Confinement, and Mental illness

jesse_jellyfish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.25

That ending was phenomenal.

The spoiler below is just one of my personal interpretations of the ending. 

I think after she began ripping off wallpaper she found an old hook or beam of sorts and hung herself using the rope she mentioned having. I think after she died she became the woman in the wallpaper (or she became another woman in the wallpaper) which is why it talks about creeping around at the end. So I believe the reason her husband fainted is because he saw her dead body after she committed suicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Confinement

Minor: Emotional abuse

binreads's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Definitely a great book to analyze and research afterwards. The more I think about it, the more I want to re read it now that I know the exact context. Extremely disturbing and sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

outrospectre's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Enjoyed this book thoroughly! Really felt the mind of the narrator and followed along her train of thought in a way that I can’t in others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Medical trauma

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

amusinglyuseless's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Properly eerie without being too overly scary for people who are interested in dipping their toes in horror without going all the way in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Sexism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Gaslighting

felynmarie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

4.0

I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time.

It clearly shows that some people don't take mental health issues seriously, especially women and new mothers who are currently battling postpartum depression after giving birth to their child.

This short story truly breaks my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Confinement

Moderate: Misogyny

jocauliflower's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

the uncertainty of whether the condition of the room could be the narrator's doing or not kept me on the edge of my seat up until the end. the yellow wallpaper itself likely containing arsenic and speeding along the main characters deterioration hurts my heart so much. truly a testiment to how women's mental health was and often is still treated now.

an absolutely heartbreaking book. beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Misogyny