Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

308 reviews

another_fine_reader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

ralbee0320's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

nolongerhuman_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexual content

emerlees's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, Blood, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Medical content, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

enbylievable's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm and Ableism

Minor: Drug use

annamgoodman'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Forced institutionalization

veposve's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

hannahnwalding's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Blood, Sexual violence, Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

picnicatthehangingtree's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.75

Docking .25 stars for the racism and homophobia. Otherwise this is a near perfect book for me, I’ll be thinking about it for a long time. I think 25 was a really good age to read it at - that feeling of not knowing what the future holds and having to make your way forward despite all the uncertainty really hit for me. This is such an incredible portrait of life with depression, but with such a hopeful ending for a path moving forward whilst holding space for it as a part of you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Ableism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Sexual content, Classism, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

roouija's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Grief, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, Alcohol, Confinement, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail