Reviews

Ariel: The Restored Edition: A Facsimile Of Plath's Manuscript, Reinstating Her Original Selection And Arrangement by Frieda Hughes, Sylvia Plath

minusfigures's review against another edition

5.0

Worth reading for Hughes introduction, which sets the scene for this revised edition as a way of Hughes reclaiming and reconnecting with her mother.

cris_booktracker's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

catevanam's review against another edition

2.0

the idea of a MAN editing my poetry after i DIED is a nightmare. but unfortunately i just didn’t love this collection.

themandimonster's review against another edition

5.0

I love this restored edition of Ariel SO much! I love the included manuscript facsimile, the additional content that includes an interview with Frieda Hughes, her speech for this book's release, and her poem about her feelings on the BBC movie, which is one of my favorite poems. Truly a beautiful book all around, and I'm happy to have it and have read it.

lisapparition's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexual assault

renspages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

kimberlyjerger's review against another edition

3.5

*3.5

octobergirlyyy's review against another edition

3.0

I started reading this collection last fall, but lost interest because it was very difficult to follow. Since there was only a fourth left to read, I decided to finish it. I personally enjoyed reading Crossing the Water more, as it was easier to interpret. This collection is not very accessible, it takes a lot to understand the writing without researching the poems. Still, there is obviously great writing in here. Plath wrote with a fiery pen.

marithap's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

I had to re-read Lady Lazarus about 10 times because I couldn’t do it in one go without crying. It moved me like no poem has ever moved me before.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

alena_esp's review against another edition

1.0

Muchas personas me han venido recomendando a Sylvia Plath durante varios años por su contribución a la literatura feminista, lamentablemente no he podido terminar el libro por lo incómoda que me pone el racismo subyacente en estos poemas. paso
(y que conste que intenté)