Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

36 reviews

mollywoods18's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Chronic illness

curatoriallyyours's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, and Forced institutionalization

jurig's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

kaylenperezslove's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s a dated book so keep that in mind. There will be things said about race and sexuality that are wildly inappropriate. Anyways, I related deeply to this character and reading this at times felt like I was reading my future, which was scary and left me with many questions. I wish Plath was still alive because I need them answered

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Medical content

millieh404's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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: Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

dark_marble_eyes's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.25

For a few reasons, I regret reading this book. That isn’t to say that I think everyone will feel the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Medical trauma, Ableism, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit and Chronic illness