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55 pages • first pub 1892 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141397412
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 26 February 2015
Description
'The color is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is torturing.'Written with barely controlled fury after she was confined to her room for 'nerves' and forbidden to write, Gilman's pioneering feminist hor...
Community Reviews Summary of 35,860 reviews
Moods
mysterious 55%
tense 44%
reflective 37%
emotional 30%
sad 30%
challenging 17%
informative 3%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 23%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 31% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 26% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 5% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Mental illness, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
55 pages • first pub 1892 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141397412
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 26 February 2015
Description
'The color is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is torturing.'Written with barely controlled fury after she was confined to her room for 'nerves' and forbidden to write, Gilman's pioneering feminist hor...
Community Reviews Summary of 35,860 reviews
Moods
mysterious 55%
tense 44%
reflective 37%
emotional 30%
sad 30%
challenging 17%
informative 3%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 23%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 31% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 26% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 5% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis