Reviews - The Yellow Wallpaper

14.9k reviews for:

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

4.05 AVERAGE

venidasdemarzo's review against another edition

4.0

medical neglect caused by someone with social power over you "knowing better (than you)" has a certain magical way of hitting a little too close to home for comfort !!

gisela1004's review against another edition

4.0

yellow is certainly not mellow

cosmicherry's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

pasearlibros's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective fast-paced

lucylaud's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rugiagele's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

isaac_j's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Absolutely breathtaking short story. Terrifying in the best of ways, whilst serving as a cautionary tale. Hugely ahead of its time.
And she is all the time trying to climb through. But nobody could climb through that pattern - it strangles so; I think that is why it has so many heads.