Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Confinement, MisogynyModerate
Emotional abuseCommunity Reviews
Summary of 18766 reviews
Moods
mysterious 50%
tense 44%
reflective 41%
emotional 29%
sad 28%
challenging 17%
informative 3%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 29%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 30% | No: 18% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 26% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | Yes: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
63 pages | first published 1892
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ISBN/UID: 9780860682011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Publication date: 22 January 2013
Description
Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrenched this small literary masterpiece from her own experience. Narrated with superb psychological skill and dramatic precision, it tells the story of a nameless woman driven mad by enforced confinement after the birth o...Book Information
63 pages | first published 1892
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ISBN/UID: 9780860682011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Publication date: 22 January 2013
Description
Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrenched this small literary masterpiece from her own experience. Narrated with superb psychological skill and dramatic precision, it tells the story of a nameless woman driven mad by enforced confinement after the birth o...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Confinement, MisogynyModerate
Emotional abuseCommunity Reviews
Summary of 18766 reviews
Moods
mysterious 50%
tense 44%
reflective 41%
emotional 29%
sad 28%
challenging 17%
informative 3%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 29%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 30% | No: 18% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 26% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | Yes: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating