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A review by kierscrivener
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
5.0
Reread July 2019
When I first read this a year and half I was enthralled and tearful at how Gilman verbalized so many of my feelings surrounding mental health. I bought it before I even finished the audiobook but was shocked at the turn nearing the end. In the end it really opened my mind to classic horror.
This book was hugely impact in the late 19th century and the outlook of rest cures. Even though horrifying, even more so this time reading it physically, I think that it is an essential book in the lexicon of English Literature. It tells a story of mental illness and sexism that sadly many of us can relate to (even if not in the extreme).
I was also reading this while listening to the acoustic version of Halsey's Nightmare and I liked the parallels between the early part of the story and the song.
Reread November 2020
I enjoyed rereading The Yellow Wallpaper, and reading Rocking Chair and Water. They were incredible and I really love Gilman's style.
When I first read this a year and half I was enthralled and tearful at how Gilman verbalized so many of my feelings surrounding mental health. I bought it before I even finished the audiobook but was shocked at the turn nearing the end. In the end it really opened my mind to classic horror.
This book was hugely impact in the late 19th century and the outlook of rest cures. Even though horrifying, even more so this time reading it physically, I think that it is an essential book in the lexicon of English Literature. It tells a story of mental illness and sexism that sadly many of us can relate to (even if not in the extreme).
I was also reading this while listening to the acoustic version of Halsey's Nightmare and I liked the parallels between the early part of the story and the song.
Reread November 2020
I enjoyed rereading The Yellow Wallpaper, and reading Rocking Chair and Water. They were incredible and I really love Gilman's style.