A review by stories
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Wow. I’m not sure I fully understood this (I’m positive there’s metaphors and allusions I’m missing), but I loved it. 

Half inclined to do some scholarly reading on it, actually. 

Brief, but powerful and my heart aches for the narrator and her real life counterparts.

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