Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

128 reviews

annibear_bookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

carolinacortez's review

dark emotional reflective slow-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

3.5

Me tarde sigloooos en acabar este libro, y es que la verdad si es complicado de leer, sobre todo la primera mitad del libro, muchas veces no entendía que estaba pasando, ni entendía los brincos en la historia que daba Sylvia (ahora uqe se un poco más del contexto en el que fue escrita la novela, puedo entender un poco mejor), eso sí Esther (la protagonista) es super relatable sobre todo al momento de tratar la crisis que tenentra al acabar la prepa y el que vas a hacer con tu vida, la segunda mitad del libro que es en la que se trata la salud mental, es la parte más fuerte y, en mi opinion, la mejor parte, esta se lee con más agilidad y más fluidez.

una de las cosas negativas que le vi a la novela,es el racismo enorme por parte de Esther, para la página 10 ya había varios slurs, y conforme iba leyendo cada vez se me hacía más incomodo, así que eso es algo que tener en cuenta.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

brassnbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I will fully admit I asked for this book because it's the book Heather Chandler reads in Heathers
That being said it is actually a pretty good book I was afraid I'd find it boring as it's not the usual kind of book I read
Of course the book is old so some subject matters are quite dated in the aslyum and whatnot
But for what it's worth it's pretty good
Personally I have a few iffy feelings on the asylum parts so it's not a full 5 star read but it was really close

fully wasn't expecting Joan to die at all and I was very shocked and a little saddened at that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Religious bigotry

n31131's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

The racism and homophobia in this book is unfortunate. Beautifully written novel on the treatment of mentally ill women in the 1950s-60s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

hermamora's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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: Ableism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

gitongas23's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Body shaming, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

miriameckl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Cultural appropriation

jenmur's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.25

Have read a bunch of one-off quotes from Plath previously and expected a poem book of sorts, instead of the retelling of her life that this book ended up being. Moderately boring and hard to like her for most of the read. 
Painfully old-timey with the way she spoke of race/homosexuality/weight/etc., and was only really commendable on her commentary on marriage and children and other feminist-related topics. 
Was a disappointing read overall, but will likely read other works from her anyways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

eliw2446's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

nefie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad tense 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

4.5

first time reading: 3.75 
second time reading: 4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

Minor: Eating disorder, Medical content, and Medical trauma