Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

10 reviews

ravenpuff's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

1ou's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy

elpis_psyche's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide

rileyyy02's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Lady is told she is psycho, becomes psycho. I have always loved this story. Very relatable.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

eva_vva's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

vanessa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Abandonment

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

When you finish a book (or a series if it is part of one) and are left with more questions than answers, it is not necessarily a bad thing.  Sometimes an ambiguous ending leaves you thinking about the possibilities long after you finished reading the last word.

For the case of this book, I though it was good.  For how short it was it definitely built up the atmosphere and vibes quite well and the tension of what would come next was evident.  However, I couldn't separate out the reality that women are constantly reassured that everything is fine, and even if something is wrong it can't be that bad.  It made me so sad and frustrated.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

segeary602's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

cambrand's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Soul-wrenching, nauseating, visceral. The Yellow Wallpaper is terrifying and women understand why too well, specially if they’ve suffered a chronic condition. “It is so hard to talk to John about my case, because he is so wise, and because he loves me so.” Felt like a punch in the throat. Read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

readsbyhope's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Pregnancy