tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post2708144243683563271..comments2024-02-16T08:03:59.431-08:00Comments on Rocket Stack Rank: The Creeping Women, by Christopher BarzakGreg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-10039142438281032362016-10-27T05:51:15.141-07:002016-10-27T05:51:15.141-07:00I enjoyed it as a re-telling of The Yellow Wallpap...I enjoyed it as a re-telling of The Yellow Wallpaper, but this does move further away from a possible supernatural interpretation than the original.<br /><br />I didn't even think of that implication at the end, but you're right, Jennie could step right into John's shoes as Jane's abuser.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119082365881285289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-61439421063133226142016-10-02T20:39:54.451-07:002016-10-02T20:39:54.451-07:00As Mark said this is one of those "tell the s...As Mark said this is one of those "tell the same story from a different point of view" exercises like "Mary Reilly" being a retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or "The Dracula Tapes" telling it from the vampire's point of view.<br /><br />As to the speculative elements it depends on if you think Jane is mad or if she really is seeing the trapped women in the wallpaper.<br /><br />BTW You can listen to "The Yellow Wallpaper" on the SFFAudio podcast with some interesting discussion afterwards.<br /><br />http://www.sffaudio.com/the-sffaudio-podcast-178-audiobookreadalong-the-yellow-wallpaper-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman/<br /><br />Cattfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238337321213264601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-74807812238625513622016-02-02T04:20:34.744-08:002016-02-02T04:20:34.744-08:00I agree that it can be read as entirely non-SF, bu...I agree that it can be read as entirely non-SF, but it is a retelling of The Yellow Wallpaper, which has multiple available interpretations - Lovecraft considered it to be horror. The original probably does a better job of suggesting that Jane's delusions may be real.<br />I don't think it was that successful as a story, but I found it interesting for how it twists the original.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035397577227908678noreply@blogger.com