A review by ellaellaellaetc
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

4.75

oh😳😳😳 yes it's good😳😳 this is a very well known short story about a woman who is suffering from what we would now call post-partum depression. her doctor (who is also her husband!!) forces her to stay in her room with no entertainment which was the people irl though was the cure for depressed women back in the day. the story is told in her secret diary entries as she slowly loses her mind and becomes obsessed with the yellow wallpaper. this is a really effective and eerie story! this actually happened to the author (locking her in her room as a depression "cure", not the wallpaper aspects, or not that I'm aware of) and she wrote this to spread awareness of the actual insane craziness of this! this is perfect if you're looking to get unsettled in short amount of time but also something that will really make you think! I'm very glad we are no longer doing this to women😅😅 sbout out to charlotte perkins gilman!!! 4.75 stars