Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

61 reviews

anna_needsanap's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Alcoholism

evasophias's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

-.75 for the racism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Rape

goldenslug's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Death

Minor: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racism, Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

sarahaile's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia

jneverland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

balluna's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Death, Blood, Suicide, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racial slurs and Grief

Minor: Abortion

maddycdraper's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Eating disorder

tessjx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Medical content

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

kia_y_k's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Racism, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Death, Eating disorder, and Lesbophobia

_lara_'s review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is an upsetting book, and one that makes you reflect on your own perception of mental health. How should a person with mental health struggles act? And what does the way you interpret Esther’s own journey with her mental health struggles say about you? 

In terms of the writing, I thought that the story unfolded rather quickly at times. Certain events (the diamond guy at the party) never get mentioned again. And it wasn’t as introspective of a piece as I thought. Rather, it dealt with the perception of mental health, both as it concerns the main character and people in her life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Mental illness

Moderate: Antisemitism, Racism, and Eating disorder