Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

87 reviews

brainrot_197's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Racism, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Sexism, and Misogyny

billie_visible's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Racism and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual assault and Homophobia

vivvs's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

i am i am i am

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Homophobia

erinpoo's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

sylvia plath is everything to me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

manishasaha's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

I guess I could understand those who are head over heels obsessed with this book, but it simply did not strike me the same. For a book often championed as a modern classic in feminist literature, it fell short in many ways. It had many moments of racism and xenophobia. Perhaps it is simply through lack of personal relatability, but the descent into madness seems a little incredulous. Whilst I understand this is semi autobiographical, it did not evoke any real emotion to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

lumiix's review

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Rape, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racism, Suicide, Self harm, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Death, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, and Fatphobia

rcsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racial slurs, Medical content, and Sexual content

bzzzzzz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Sylvia Plath's writing is magnetic. Yet, given her state of mind, it comes as no surprise that this book is devoid of love, hope, or joy. I think art needs touches of these things to truly be a masterpiece. Also, it has a tragically distorted view of sex.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Torture, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, and Toxic relationship

helen777's review

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

vipsahtanut's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.25

Read the trigger warnings, if I knew what was coming I wouldn't have read the book. A good piece of literature, but shouldn't be recommended to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Confinement, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Medical content