4.05 AVERAGE

dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

I loved this book. I can’t believe it took me so long to read this classic. I know a lot of people encountered this book at school but it seems like my school did an entirely different set of books than everyone else. I feel like this book captured mental illness extremely well and I was captivated by the descriptions in this book. I would definitely recommend this.

ahh gilman is now one of my favourite authors :p !!

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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

took "im in ur walls :3" to another level
dark emotional mysterious 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
dark mysterious 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: Complicated
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Le travail fait sur cette édition de la nouvelle de Charlotte Perkins Gilman est assez ingénieux. Le lecteur ou la lectrice est obligé de créer un lien sensoriel (parfois agaçant) avec le livre comme objet. Cela instaure un rythme bien particulier à la lecture qui n’en est que plus nourrie. 

L’autrice propose un texte fort et précurseur sur le traitement des maux de la femme, particulièrement en post-partum. Une nouvelle qui aurait du devenir un classique instantané.

Le travail fait sur le vocabulaire et la grammaire est subtil et fait de la litanie de cette femme un sombre poème.