Reviews

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

kadibooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

adannaisiodu's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

Beautifully written prose 

laurenshikari's review against another edition

5.0

Love this book! Superbly written. Draws you in from the first page. Great insight into depression and mental illness. If you've ever been a young woman, you can really relate to many of the themes covered, and even though I was brought up in a very different time, I can totally relate.

woahitsfaye's review

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

4.5

magniloa's review against another edition

5.0

I dont know if I could read this if I was still in depression... but still a 5 star because writing was very good

izzyslittlelibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

tesssie's review against another edition

5.0

the fig tree

keiraa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

moonlittee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-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

the_fantasy_fan's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

I find it so oddly fitting that I started and finished this solemn but beautifully written tale on a date numbered 13. 

Anyway, this read has been a long time coming and I’m honestly glad it took me till now to get to it. I really needed this story at this point in my life—I too feel like I’ve been living in a bell jar for quite some time, and it made me feel less alone reading about Esther Greenwood’s (and it seems, Sylvia Plath herself’s) similar struggles with it.

I plan on reading this again one day…but I definitely need a lot of time and a couple of happier books in between before hand lol.