Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

84 reviews

sheshallbenamed's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, and Suicide attempt

bookcentipede's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book left me thinking about it after. There were many times when I did not like the partly biographical character, specifically because of the racist aspects of writing at points. Which despite the time period of writing has to be acknowledged because before reading, no one mentioned it. 

And because of the scathing descriptions of friends, family and herself however I think this gives a very real portrait of the experience of depression for a woman like Plath in the 1960’s.

I admire it’s candidacy and awareness of its unlikeableness and believe this book is essential for understanding the world through a lense of what depression can be like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Racism, Self harm, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Grief

franniiia's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

2.75

If I hadn't been stuck on a plane for a couple hours I probably would not have finished it. The writing is good and I don't tend to have too big of an issue with unlikeable main characters, I'm actually starting to really like them and find them really interesting to read about normally, but this time it was a little tiring and a lot of times I had to cringe at some things. 
Overall just not really for me, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Ableism, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Lesbophobia

aisabel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Lesbophobia

themadbloodstone's review against another edition

reflective 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

5.0

“I also remembered Buddy Willard saying in a sinister, knowing say that after I had children I would feel differently, I wouldn’t want to write poems any more. So I began to think maybe it was true that when you were married and had children it was like being brainwashed, and afterward you went about numb as a slave in some private, totalitarian state.”

Plath, pg. 85

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Medical content

Minor: Lesbophobia and Racism

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

faythfarrar's review against another edition

dark

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, and Racial slurs

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

2.75

I found this book to be nothing like I had expected, but a decent read nonetheless. Given that it is regarded as a classic I had certain expectations going in, but was surprisingly wrong particularly in how I had imagined the book would end based on the way people talk about it. I found the first half of the book to be a bit slow and boring, but was intrigued to see it through to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

meganreadsbook's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Racism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Incest, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent