14.9k reviews for:

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

4.05 AVERAGE

clinicallybookish's review against another edition

4.0

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“But I MUST say what I feel and think in some way — it is such a relief! But the effort is getting to be greater than the relief.”

A powerful and striking, albeit tiny glimpse into the insane idea of hysteria and treatments like "the rest cure" where women were forced into bed rest, overfed, and subjected to electro-therapy and/or "pelvic massage"... riiiiiiiight... just rub one out and eat some fat and you'll be fine...

But are we any further ahead today with how women's health, women's mental health, and mental health in general are approached? 

vinylrose_reads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gaslighting

Minor: Pregnancy

v4nillaf4wn's review against another edition

4.0

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are you really living if you're not a hauntingly beautiful apparation driving men insane by making them hallucinate

rolobear's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

marinaiguaz's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

eloisecate's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5⭐️

oldwindways's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious 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

abbye000's review against another edition

5.0

emotional tense 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: Yes

guacemily's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting

katieeck's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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: Yes