Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Confinement, MisogynyModerate
Emotional abuseCommunity Reviews
Summary of 18615 reviews
Moods
mysterious 50%
tense 43%
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: 31% | 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
55 pages | first published 1892
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ISBN/UID: 9780141397412
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics (Penguin books)
Publication date: 26 February 2015
Description
'The color is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is torturing.'Written with barely controlled fury after she was confined to her room for 'nerves' and forbidden to write, Gilman's pioneering feminist hor...Book Information
55 pages | first published 1892
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ISBN/UID: 9780141397412
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics (Penguin books)
Publication date: 26 February 2015
Description
'The color is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is torturing.'Written with barely controlled fury after she was confined to her room for 'nerves' and forbidden to write, Gilman's pioneering feminist hor...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Confinement, MisogynyModerate
Emotional abuseCommunity Reviews
Summary of 18615 reviews
Moods
mysterious 50%
tense 43%
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: 31% | 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