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The Yellow Wallpaper
- Narrated by: Jo Myddleton
- Length: 35 mins
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Summary
Instructed to abandon her intellectual life and avoid stimulating company, she sinks into a still-deeper depression invisible to her husband, who believes he knows what is best for her. Alone in the yellow-wallpapered nursery of a rented house, she descends into madness.
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- J M HARKIN
- 24-09-17
Fascinating, disturbing and thought-provoking
A dark, intriguing short story, and very well-read in this Audible version, which captures how a lack of understanding of depression leads one woman deeper into the neurotic recesses of her mind. Brilliantly executed, the author relies on repetition, imagery and symbolism to portray the narrator's declining mental health, whilst borrowing on Gothic characteristics that chill and unsettle the reader. An unnerving yet compelling read that still has contemporary relevance, as it raises questions about how well mental health issues are understood and supported even today.
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- Ruth
- 08-06-15
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The Narrator was excellent! I really enjoyed the story. It was fascinating yet weird at the same time
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- Joy
- 30-07-08
Goosebumps
When I first read this remarkable story I was overwhelmed with sadness and sympathy. Although written back in the 1890s, one could make parallels today about misinterpreted and misdiagnosed conditions which could easily mirror this poor woman's situation. Jo Myddelton reads with complete empathy for her character's dilemma and her tones, initially perfectly acceptable and 'normal' become so subtly altered it gave me goosebumps. A remarkable performance indeed.
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- Polly
- 27-06-21
Perfect story
This is a great early feminist story, and one which still resonates these days. It is cleverly and beautifully written.
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- priyapabz
- 29-04-21
A great short read
I remember reading this for the first time in A Level English Lit, and I find it just as thought provoking today. It’s amazing how impactful such a short short can be - I’d definitely recommend reading this a few times over!
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- Rosajo
- 04-04-21
Not as I thought
A 30 min read on post natal depression which didn't grip me as I imagined. I'd heard so much about it. Wasn't for me.
It shows lack of understanding of this disorder back in its day and how it clearly affected women yet 30 mins can't do it justice.
Reader was brilliant though.
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