Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'
The Yellow Wall-Paper: A Graphic Novel, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
157 reviews
archiedh's review against another edition
dark
sad
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness
Minor: Suicide
kurumipanda's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Confinement
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
sk_09'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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness
natashaleighton_'s review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Gaslighting
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
This is one of the tiniest and most powerful books I have ever read about being a woman.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote about mansplaining in 1892; of course a man (with the authority of his gender and his profession) would know better how a woman feels, what she thinks and what she needs to get better.
131 years ago, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote about post natal depression. How it was dismissed as hysteria, as a nervous breakdown, as tiredness. Because, how could a woman that just had a baby can't be happy? Does this remind you of anything? It certainly sounds familiar to me...
A brilliant novella or short story, if you prefer, about being a woman in a man's world and about mental health in a world that considers mental health problems taboo. A feminist book, before feminism was even a word... Brilliant!
Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote about mansplaining in 1892; of course a man (with the authority of his gender and his profession) would know better how a woman feels, what she thinks and what she needs to get better.
131 years ago, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote about post natal depression. How it was dismissed as hysteria, as a nervous breakdown, as tiredness. Because, how could a woman that just had a baby can't be happy? Does this remind you of anything? It certainly sounds familiar to me...
A brilliant novella or short story, if you prefer, about being a woman in a man's world and about mental health in a world that considers mental health problems taboo. A feminist book, before feminism was even a word... Brilliant!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness
trynareaad's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
liv_jones's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? No
3.75
Such an interesting short story about a woman who is essentially driven mad through the confinement and gaslighting she is subjected to by her husband. A quick, gripping, and fairly easy read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
wemilyebb's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexism
noxygens's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship
stories's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
4.5
Wow. I’m not sure I fully understood this (I’m positive there’s metaphors and allusions I’m missing), but I loved it.
Half inclined to do some scholarly reading on it, actually.
Brief, but powerful and my heart aches for the narrator and her real life counterparts.
Half inclined to do some scholarly reading on it, actually.
Brief, but powerful and my heart aches for the narrator and her real life counterparts.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
Minor: Suicidal thoughts