Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

11 reviews

laurenkgrace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

One of my all-time favorite classic reads. An in depth glance into the human psyche with underlying highlights on female oppression. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny

_forestofpages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

vanessa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, and Abandonment

spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Chronic illness, Dementia, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

When you finish a book (or a series if it is part of one) and are left with more questions than answers, it is not necessarily a bad thing.  Sometimes an ambiguous ending leaves you thinking about the possibilities long after you finished reading the last word.

For the case of this book, I though it was good.  For how short it was it definitely built up the atmosphere and vibes quite well and the tension of what would come next was evident.  However, I couldn't separate out the reality that women are constantly reassured that everything is fine, and even if something is wrong it can't be that bad.  It made me so sad and frustrated.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Dementia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Torture, Pregnancy, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

studydniowka's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.0

Nie zrobiła na mnie szczególnego wrażenia, będę musiała ją kiedyś przeczytać ponownie.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Sexism

cgibson25's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Abandonment

madzzmith's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Abandonment

bexxtrafresh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

A creepy, haunting commentary about the patriarchal view of a woman’s position and women’s lack of autonomy in the 1890s. The men in her life are respectable physicians who agree she needs rest and fresh country air to recover from her unnamed illness. While the protagonist descends into a full mental breakdown she records her trip to the country while the people in her life aren’t nearby as the people that are deemed to “know better” have forbidden her from writing or having an opinion about anything, especially not her own health. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Abandonment, and Confinement

okarenhelena's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Confinement