Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

365 reviews

philosophermyarse's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Blood

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Injury/Injury detail

emeryreadsalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Death, Self harm, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Alcohol

urfavoritebug's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

it shatters my heart we couldn't get to see her style as a novelist develop, this was brilliantly written and easily one of the most relatable books i've read, i am literally her (minus the weird racist comments)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Suicide, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt

susiilove's review against another edition

challenging 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Blood and Sexual content

em_anderso42's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Racism and Homophobia

sholtie's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-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

4.0

What can I say? This book walked so every other piece of media i love could run

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Racism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Medical trauma, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Blood

paulus_on_the_rocks's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

J’avais souvent croisé le nom de Plath sans jamais en savoir grand chose et j’ai ouvert ce livre sans en connaître davantage.

Même si la première partie à NY m’a beaucoup plu, j’ai commencé à trouver le roman formidable à partir du moment où la MC revient passer l’été chez sa mère. La scène de la plage, notamment. J’ai trouvé ça extrêmement juste.

Est-ce que je le conseille ? Absolument

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

amyg677's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Plath’s words still ring true to this day, 60 years later. The struggles of girlhood and mental health, somehow taken too seriously and not seriously enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide, and Mental illness

ally_alert's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racial slurs

amessina3399'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs, Infertility, and Racism