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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-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
medium-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicide
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Car accident
wonderfully horrifying novella
the yellow wallpaper combined with heather, the totality, kind of??
a woman confesses, a young woman dies, an evil man laughs
the yellow wallpaper combined with heather, the totality, kind of??
a woman confesses, a young woman dies, an evil man laughs
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
medium-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
This was a short and effective novella.
We follow Anna, a wife to an adulterous husband, as she tries to preserve their home life in the midst of looking after her friend's daughter, Stella.
This is an interesting look into complicity, how turning a blind eye makes one just as culpable. Anna helps Stella grow into a young woman, but in doing so she inadvertently causes her husband's attention to shift to Stella. Instead of choosing to help the girl as she's seduced and discarded, Anna turns a blind eye in order to keep the peace, just as she's always done, ultimately leading to Stella's death. It's chilling, particularly looking into the cold relationship between Anna and her husband and the way she uses her son, Wolfgang, as a surrogate for the intimacy she's missing. I read this in one sitting and I'm so glad I did!
We follow Anna, a wife to an adulterous husband, as she tries to preserve their home life in the midst of looking after her friend's daughter, Stella.
This is an interesting look into complicity, how turning a blind eye makes one just as culpable. Anna helps Stella grow into a young woman, but in doing so she inadvertently causes her husband's attention to shift to Stella. Instead of choosing to help the girl as she's seduced and discarded, Anna turns a blind eye in order to keep the peace, just as she's always done, ultimately leading to Stella's death. It's chilling, particularly looking into the cold relationship between Anna and her husband and the way she uses her son, Wolfgang, as a surrogate for the intimacy she's missing. I read this in one sitting and I'm so glad I did!