Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

El papel pintado de amarillo by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

171 reviews

d_ilott's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Mental illness

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

A lot of creepiness packed into so few words! Really really good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

aelsaj711's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

This book is about

a woman spiraling because of her controlling and abusive husband.

The metaphor of the yellow wallpaper is done quite well, and the story has a strong impact, especially for its length. I read it really quickly, and the author's writing style was impeccable. Would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement and Toxic relationship

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

A pretty average collection but The Yellow Wallpaper is such a standout story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

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

lilybarna's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

on a quest to read all classics and things I’ve been meaning to and wow, what an evocative story I need to sit and think on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

Like come on, this books is so good. One of my favorites if not my favorite short story. This is the most scary non traditional horror book I've read. The sheer ability to convey such imagery and emotions in under one hundred pages is actually insane (pun intended). And the fact that this book was inspired by something similar happening to the author just makes it more real. Unbelievably astounding and eerie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Misogyny and Suicidal thoughts

nooweljayy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

[retrospective - read in: fall 2020]

yes, i indeed do have a favorite short story. and yes, this is the one. 

if you're down for a gothic feminist story from the 19th century, with slow-burn suspense and a mind-bending climax that gets terrifyingly psychological (which reflects on the inner battles that victims of mental illness go through)... then you're in a for treat here! 0_0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Confinement and Sexism

sofieishere's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

hjb_128's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Gaslighting