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Title: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ISBN: 0-486-29857-4 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 29 September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Powerful, a woman's tragic story
Comment: Excellent book which shows the impact of male dominance on women in the late 19th century. The "Yellow Wallpaper" is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's greatest work. Very powerful.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent selection of feminist short stories.
Comment: The Yellow Wallpaper and other stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a wonderful compilation of feminist short stories. The first story, The Yellow Wallpaper reminds us, even today, that a woman who allows herself to become dominated to the point where her talents are suppresed can made herself a prisoner of her own creativity. The protagonist,much like Gilman, has a "nervous disorder." Unlike Gilman, who wrote her way out of the "disorder" the "wife" is not allowed to write and thus must sneak her writing, much like an alcoholic. Eventually, the wallpaper invades her space to the point of madness. Other stories point up other women's issues, such as Three Thanksgivings, in which the women save themselves via a business adventure, which is similar to Making a Change, in which a mother's anxiety and depression are alleviated by following her true creative urges and an older woman's losses are alleviated by her ability to nurture. The Cottagette was a light-hearted romp into the problems women create for themselves and how a too-good-to-be-true suitor helps out his beloved. Turned is an interesting story of what happens when a man makes a wrong move in the presence of a strong woman! Last but not least, Mr. Peebles Heart is an interesting story of a fiftyish shopkeeper. For $1.00, this book is a highly recommended find for those that enjoy feminist literature. I happen to be one of those so I have given it a "10."END
Rating: 4
Summary: Less emphasis on feminism and more on Medical literature
Comment: Although feminists seem to own "The Yellow Wallpaper", this short and semi-autobiographical plot is more about the control the medical profession holds over our health and well being than it is about oppression of women in general. Once the story's protagonist falls under the permanent control of her physician husband, her life becomes one obsessive-compulsive act after another until the climax. Post partum depression is the primary diagnosis presented in this rapidly moving plot. Perhaps this gem of a story would be better reviewed as medical literature and made required reading- it's short, after all- for students and professors who study physician-patient communications.
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Title: Monday or Tuesday : Eight Stories by Virginia Woolf ISBN: 0486294536 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 14 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ISBN: 0486404293 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 02 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $2.00 |
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Title: A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin ISBN: 0486292649 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 24 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Right You Are, If You Think You Are by Luigi Pirandello ISBN: 0486295761 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 22 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Teach Yourself Genetics by Morton Jenkins ISBN: 0844215643 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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