Reviews with content warning for Schizophrenia/Psychosis - The Yellow Wallpaper

This story is very relatable as someone who has experienced psychosis as a result of a mental health condition. This is a story based on things that happened to real women back then.

It was easy to read and told in the form of first person diary/journal entries. It highlights a woman’s descent into experiencing horrifying delusions as a result of her mental health concerns being ignored by her husband.

It really puts you into her point of view and is a great way to experience secondhand what psychosis is like if you have never have before. Still, some people may not get it, and these people not getting it need to understand that this is how misunderstood women historically were when seeking medical and psychological help.

— Personal Reflection:

I, myself, experienced a modern-day variation of this before I knew I had bipolar. I was sleep-deprived, wasn’t getting much activity, and my mind went to all sorts of imaginative places. I barely left my room and everyone thought I was okay when I wasn’t.

Nobody knew what was happening to me, but luckily, modern-day doctors were able to identify it as a manic episode with psychosis. I recovered and got help, but I did a lot of similar things that the main character in the story did. I wrote a lot of lucid journal entries that became incoherent over the course of several days.

I empathized with what the main character and many other women in real life go through. The agitation and feeling stuck is real. Being misunderstood and not listened to by well-meaning people is really frustrating.

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isithatserious's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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bluvlvt's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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hoopoebird's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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mythtaken_id's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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readwithkel's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Dark and disturbing

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tea_time's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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crow_ley's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

wow!!! i just finished this in one sitting and it’s instantly one of the best stories i’ve EVER read! it is so well written, the pacing is perfect, and you feel as though you are there. it became quite creepy and also sad, there is definitely a lot of meanings behind this book to think about as the author is a well-known feminist writer. this novella really evoked a lot of emotions for me, so it’s a definite 5 stars!!!

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