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The yellow wallpaper
I had the idea to do a little micro book club with my friends where we read short stories and this was our first selection; one of us hadn’t yet had the privilege of reading it and for the rest of us (including myself) it had been a while. Iconic piece of feminist literature and domestic psychological horror that had me really reminiscing on my descent into madness living in a beige luxury apartment. Click through to the link if you want to check it out and you’re not familiar but it’s more than worth a reread!
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@taterhole
Jan 28, 2025
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@tiff
i loved this a lot, what a great read!
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@taterhole
tiff I’m so glad you enjoyed!!!
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@mouse
I love this story so much. I remember first hearing it as a kid when my sister was studying it at school and she was talking about it and I was like WHAT IS THAT THAT SOUNDS INSANE. It was a taste forming moment fr
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@taterhole
mouse my mom was a women’s studies and English professor so she showed it to me when I was like really young LOL it definitely made an impact on me too!!!
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@nostoc
excited to read on the train home from work today ✨
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@jackalope
i have this on my list and i’m taking ur post as a sign to read it!
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@salad_valet
I love this book (and The Awakening)! I did some research in The Rest Cure™️ after reading this a second time. Things were wild back then, i suppose they still are.
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@jilly
this is the book i’m planning on reading next!! your post made me more determined to finish my current book
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@redglassheart_
i remember the first time my high school english teacher read this to me and my class. i was blown away! i’m due for a re-read
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@sethywethy
I just wrote a short response to this for an english class i'm in at uni! This was like lowkey my first introduction to feminist literature (i know, i'm sorry 😔) but it was such a good and emotional read. The wallpaper is the perfect symbol for her metaphorical prison. Was hoping she'd crashed out at the end and kill John lmao but the real ending was just as good.
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@taterhole
sethywethy everyone has to start somewhere! I’ll continue posting our selections because they’re probably going to naturally have a feminist bent 🫶 I’m glad you enjoyed it—it’s so expertly written and so chilling too it really does get you into the headspace of women during that era!!
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