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

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A creepy, haunting commentary about the patriarchal view of a woman’s position and women’s lack of autonomy in the 1890s. The men in her life are respectable physicians who agree she needs rest and fresh country air to recover from her unnamed illness. While the protagonist descends into a full mental breakdown she records her trip to the country while the people in her life aren’t nearby as the people that are deemed to “know better” have forbidden her from writing or having an opinion about anything, especially not her own health. 
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