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danyella's review
adventurous
reflective
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? Yes
3.0
The Yellow Wallpaper is so Junji Ito coded, I'd love to see an adaptation made by him. (3.5/5)
As for Herland, they should've burned Terry alive. (2/5)
As for Herland, they should've burned Terry alive. (2/5)
ducksfloat's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
O m g this was soooooo spooky totally got my blood pressure LITERALLY PUMPING
Page 6: I think sometimes that if I were only well enough to write a little it would relieve the press if ideas and rest me.
Page 6: I think sometimes that if I were only well enough to write a little it would relieve the press if ideas and rest me.
cecilyexists's review
the yellow wallpaper is an easy, obvious 5/5
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herland is... trickier for me. i can't decide how i feel about it. on one hand, it feels overly long and bloated; it could have been half that length. it was also insanely unsubtle and felt like someone's fantasy world loredump at times. but on the other hand, i thought the themes brought up were well-handled, and ones we still need to discuss today. seeing three men with wildly different takes prevented the story (or lack thereof) from getting too stale. it was so beautifully cathartic seeing them all get taken down a peg or three. it's not a feeling you get in modern "feminist" works anymore. i'd give herland a 3.5/5, maybe. it's a story that goes nowhere, but clearly has a lot it wants to say. shoutout to ellador she's a baddie
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it feels wrong to rate this collection with a star number. i'm not giving herland 5 stars, but it would be a shame to have the yellow wallpaper listed on my page as not being a 5 star read for me. check it out! and if your copy comes with herland, might as well give that a read too
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herland is... trickier for me. i can't decide how i feel about it. on one hand, it feels overly long and bloated; it could have been half that length. it was also insanely unsubtle and felt like someone's fantasy world loredump at times. but on the other hand, i thought the themes brought up were well-handled, and ones we still need to discuss today. seeing three men with wildly different takes prevented the story (or lack thereof) from getting too stale. it was so beautifully cathartic seeing them all get taken down a peg or three. it's not a feeling you get in modern "feminist" works anymore. i'd give herland a 3.5/5, maybe. it's a story that goes nowhere, but clearly has a lot it wants to say. shoutout to ellador she's a baddie
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it feels wrong to rate this collection with a star number. i'm not giving herland 5 stars, but it would be a shame to have the yellow wallpaper listed on my page as not being a 5 star read for me. check it out! and if your copy comes with herland, might as well give that a read too
cc_lovesbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
alisarae's review against another edition
Really enjoyed reading this! Unfortunately the audiobook doesn't have all the stories, though the narrator is great.
My favorites:
- The Yellow Wallpaper -- if you like Shirley Jackson as much as I do, you should like this too.
- Her Housekeeper -- A homily on how men ought to treat women.
- When I Was a Witch -- A grumpy city dweller is grumpy about all the things that she sees in the city, but suddenly her silent wishes are granted.
My favorites:
- The Yellow Wallpaper -- if you like Shirley Jackson as much as I do, you should like this too.
- Her Housekeeper -- A homily on how men ought to treat women.
- When I Was a Witch -- A grumpy city dweller is grumpy about all the things that she sees in the city, but suddenly her silent wishes are granted.
madamebutterfly's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
scrollingbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I only became aware of this short story a couple of weeks ago, and it's an eye-opener. Written in late 19th century the story recounts a woman recouperating in a room with yellow wallpaper.
"If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression."
But don't stop there because the important part is the undercurrent. It is a telling of how husbands (ie men) know best and that wives are frivolous hysterics who don't know their own minds.
"John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage."
You could say the antagonist in the piece is the yellow wallpaper, as it has a life of its own. The dastardly pattern doesn't repeat and the invalid (is her name ever revealed - I'm not sure it is - which is interesting in itself) becomes obsessed with it.
"There is a recurrent spot where the pattern lolls like a broken neck and two bulbous eyes stare at you upside down."
Without giving the game away too much (the delicious description of the ever more complex wallpaper is the scene stealer) what wasn't broken becomes so.
I believe Charlotte Perkins Gilmore wrote this short novel as a protest against "the rest cure" to which Victorian women were subjected. For those interested in this subject I can heartily recommend [bc:Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World|55502857|Unwell Women Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World|Elinor Cleghorn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1608625984l/55502857._SY75_.jpg|86547344]
which covers it in some detail.
Anyhow, The Yellow Wallpaper is an important story and one I will re-read in the near future.
"If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression."
But don't stop there because the important part is the undercurrent. It is a telling of how husbands (ie men) know best and that wives are frivolous hysterics who don't know their own minds.
"John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage."
You could say the antagonist in the piece is the yellow wallpaper, as it has a life of its own. The dastardly pattern doesn't repeat and the invalid (is her name ever revealed - I'm not sure it is - which is interesting in itself) becomes obsessed with it.
"There is a recurrent spot where the pattern lolls like a broken neck and two bulbous eyes stare at you upside down."
Without giving the game away too much (the delicious description of the ever more complex wallpaper is the scene stealer) what wasn't broken becomes so.
I believe Charlotte Perkins Gilmore wrote this short novel as a protest against "the rest cure" to which Victorian women were subjected. For those interested in this subject I can heartily recommend [bc:Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World|55502857|Unwell Women Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World|Elinor Cleghorn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1608625984l/55502857._SY75_.jpg|86547344]
which covers it in some detail.
Anyhow, The Yellow Wallpaper is an important story and one I will re-read in the near future.
lalawoman416's review against another edition
4.0
Eclectic. At first, I thought I was reading a collection of horror stories, which the first was. Then, I was hit with a romance story. Then I was hit with a classic in the vein of Edith Wharton. Still, I enjoyed them all.
olivia1997's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
aliceruthmyles's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25