Reviews

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

jetix's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

struggling to rate it but i did enjoy it, i can definitely see why sylvia plath is considered a classic. the beautiful prose makes me want to check out her poetry.
the

shock therapy

parts were horrifying though! honestly the whole

hospital stay

section made me a little upset. i'm very glad i live in 21st century ngl.

ps. ted hughes if afterlife exists i will fucking get you 

edlin314's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

5.0

I relate to Esther embarrassingly much.

saraireads's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 Stars

burntbagels's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

andikaraditya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

lec23's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

connieoco's review against another edition

5.0

i just hope she turns out okay

daffarus's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

treaclewell's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

darya_nour's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Considering the fact that this was written in the 60s it probably shouldn’t have been as racist as it appears nowadays. I really don’t understand the hipe this book gets it wasn’t catching or really interesting. Still not THE worst book I ever read.