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martinadr's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia
chrisljm's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Child death, Racial slurs, and Sexual content
avocadotoastbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
[...], and I felt now that all the uncomfortable suspicions I had about myself were coming true, and I couldn't hide the truth much longer. After nineteen years of running after good marks and prizes and grants of one sort and another, I was letting up, slowing down, dropping clean out of the race.
As a burned-out gifted kid, currently in university, trying to find any purpose, I was hooked after reading these lines. I didn't know the story would take such turns, but ended up loving it, mostly because I could relate to the main character, Esther.
I started reading this novel knowing nothing about Sylvia Plath as a person. Later, I found out The Bell Jar is based on her own experiences. This makes sense because the descriptions of depression and suicide are accurate and detailed.
All in all I enjoyed The Bell Jar. However, it is recommended to read the book with caution if you are easily triggered by several explicit descriptions of suicide.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Lesbophobia
daisy_may's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Blood, Vomit, and Classism
_danicortes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Vomit
ryan_rajp's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
manu11227's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Classism
marissasa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
halcyonkathryn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Xenophobia, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Eating disorder, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
ellieannis's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis