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A review by booksandbarbara
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This will be a short review as the book itself is only short.
This story was published in 1892 and is a retelling of what the author herself had endured. Forgetting how strange and weird the story gradually elevates to, I find the most horrifying aspect to be the treatment of women back in the day, when they were misunderstood, completely ignored, and deemed unequal. The reality of it is what is most unsettling. Obviously, this is completely untrue, but to think of how they were treated is just horrific and inhumane.
It is really interesting though, how powerful the writing is that within just a short story, you can truly envision and see the slippery slope into insanity, all fixated mainly upon this ghastly yellow wallpaper that covers the room that she is held in. Becoming more and more obsessed with the patterns, the shades, and eventual movement.
Some aspects were truly bizarre, and the ending was a big 'WTF is going on?'.
Although the story is great, and I understand it is short, I do think it could have used being longer, just so we could get a bit more context and a smoother outcome.
I think what encaptures you more is learning about the author herself, her life, her struggles, and her accomplishments. Her life itself is really interesting. This was all written about in depth, alongside an in-depth explanation and analysis of the story at the start of the book I own.
I really do recommend giving this book a read and looking into the life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
This story was published in 1892 and is a retelling of what the author herself had endured. Forgetting how strange and weird the story gradually elevates to, I find the most horrifying aspect to be the treatment of women back in the day, when they were misunderstood, completely ignored, and deemed unequal. The reality of it is what is most unsettling. Obviously, this is completely untrue, but to think of how they were treated is just horrific and inhumane.
It is really interesting though, how powerful the writing is that within just a short story, you can truly envision and see the slippery slope into insanity, all fixated mainly upon this ghastly yellow wallpaper that covers the room that she is held in. Becoming more and more obsessed with the patterns, the shades, and eventual movement.
Some aspects were truly bizarre, and the ending was a big 'WTF is going on?'.
Although the story is great, and I understand it is short, I do think it could have used being longer, just so we could get a bit more context and a smoother outcome.
I think what encaptures you more is learning about the author herself, her life, her struggles, and her accomplishments. Her life itself is really interesting. This was all written about in depth, alongside an in-depth explanation and analysis of the story at the start of the book I own.
I really do recommend giving this book a read and looking into the life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman.