Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

130 reviews

lydia_reads's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming

sorene_'s review against another edition

informative lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Vomit

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

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

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, and Lesbophobia

sarahaile's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia

tessjx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Vomit

aleksanski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

sonyatheultimatereadinggod'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Racism, and Xenophobia

airr's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Blood and Vomit