thecheeseowl 's review for:

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I have wanted to read this book for a while now and I was not disappointed. 

This is a book about

a woman who is experiencing postpartum depression. Her husband who is a physician is making it worse by locking her in an unfamiliar room with ugly wallpaper all day and not allowing her to talk to anyone or do anything but stare at the wall. This "treatment" worsens the woman causing her to start seeing things in the wallpaper.

This book is based on an experience the author herself had when she gave birth to her daughter. Which means that there is hope for the main character being able to escape her prison because the author herself was able to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness