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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

183 reviews

mariesophiee's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

isabellayazici's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

Read this book in one go starting at the airport, continuing on the plane and finishing the last 3 pages in bed at home. The story did not take me where I thought it was going to, I did not realize

we would be leaving New York let alone entering an asylum. The continuous attempts of suicide were quite difficult to read, interestingly it made me almost(!) root for her to find the right way to get the job done. Had I not been able to see how many pages were left (and know its a loose memoir of Plath) I would have assumed that the sleeping pills would have been the end.

The title, the bell jar never made sense until she mentioned it in the book, which got me quite excited. I love it when authors organically mention the title in the story. 
Her sentiments around marriage and men made me smile. It was interesting to read such a perspective given that it depicts the 1950s. I do not know that I like Esther, but I appreciate her story and understand having it all then slowly not having anything at all, seeing your potential melt away. In that sense (and on a personal note) the book has given me a bit of a push to get my motivation back on track! Overall, a good read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Racism

tonisbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

kikalox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

maess's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

abby_reads_books's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

livcashmere's review

dark reflective sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

xseulgiii's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

As a young woman who held far too high expectations for myself on top of the expectations society put on me, I could feel my younger self relating to Esther. This is quite scary considering the mid-twentieth century setting of the novel. From the fig tree to the racehorse to the bell jar itself, I went through many of the same experiences and thought processes as Esther did and was lucky enough to survive. This was an amazing read, but not one I could have handled even three years ago.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, and Lesbophobia

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