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The Yellow Wall-Paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman,

Elaine R. Hedges (Afterword)

Start date: August 1, 2016

Finish date: August 31, 2016

Discussion: Short Story/Novella Collection

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May 08, 2017 Chinook rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: america, 1001, feminism, parenthood

I can't seem to match my copy to one on Goodreads, but mine includes the stories "The Giant Wistaria," "According to Solomon," "The Boys and the Butter," "Her Housekeeper," "Martha's Mother," "A Middle-Sized Artist," "An Offender," "When I Was a Witch," "The Cottagette," "Making a Living," and "Mr. Robert Grey Sr."

I just finished the audiobook of The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories and I do not understand how it took me so long to finally getting around to reading Perkins. And for all that Th ...more

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Jul 07, 2017 Alisa added it · review of another edition

Really enjoyed reading this! Unfortunately the audiobook doesn't have all the stories, though the narrator is great.

My favorites:
- The Yellow Wallpaper -- if you like Shirley Jackson as much as I do, you should like this too.
- Her Housekeeper -- A homily on how men ought to treat women.
- When I Was a Witch -- A grumpy city dweller is grumpy about all the things that she sees in the city, but suddenly her silent wishes are granted. ...more

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