Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

127 reviews

keelan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

readingwithalicia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Self harm

Minor: Body shaming and Suicide

billie_visible's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Body shaming and Racism

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual assault

gilnean's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Excrement, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Murder

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

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

marleennieke's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia

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

schromrgn's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

evasophias's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

-.75 for the racism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

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