Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

41 reviews

rileyyy02's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Lady is told she is psycho, becomes psycho. I have always loved this story. Very relatable.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

cat12345's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Ableism, Confinement, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

Minor: Misogyny, Death, and Homophobia

phlegyas's review

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

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

amusinglyuseless's review

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

maddie_can_read's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

A beautifully writen tragic story about mental health and sexism. Learning that it was written about the author's own experience made it more powerful. 

I think I was expecting something more intense/ dramatic to happen at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide

ienbdri's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Confinement

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This was one my friend had recommended to me. She mentioned that it had resurfaced on BookTok lately so I went to give it a go 😳

Creepy, haunting and well narrated. The woman definitely goes through an emotionally taxing time 🥲
The content warnings will be included below!

We despise John, by the way!

3.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

savvylit's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

The Yellow Wallpaper is a deeply uncomfortable story about mania, postpartum depression, and gaslighting. Despite the incredibly short length, the subject matter packs a very heavy punch. It's obvious why this story is considered a feminist classic; The Yellow Wallpaper allows readers to empathize with a woman experiencing intense mental strife. Not only that, but her pain is never taken seriously. And her one connection to the world is her emotionally distant and patronizing husband who controls every aspect of her life. I felt so much empathy and discomfort while reading this.

Lastly, the edition that I read included a selection of Perkins Gilman's poetry. While not nearly as well done and readable as The Yellow Wallpaper, the poems do contextualize the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

violet_viper's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Confinement

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Sexism