Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

233 reviews

dahaejoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

acidicgoddess's review against another edition

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

3.0

This is one of your classic feminist novels that talks about mental health. It didn’t really have a plot, but if you’re interested in psychology and mental health, then this is definitely the book for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

insidious_toxins's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs

karol99's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective tense medium-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

4.75

I am really glad I finally read this book! I enjoyed that way it was written, there have been multiple sections of the book that I have underlined because the way Plath worded things was so eloquently done. I really enjoyed the way she tackled different forms of mysogyny as well as mental health all while the reader has to keep in mind that this book as well as the character is from the 60's - which is also clearly evident in the cultural/societal response to women and mental health at the time.

I specifically had a moment of reflection where I had to jot down my thoughts on mirrors and it's role in the story (Plath, p. 168): 

[Esther asked to see a mirror, and the nurse ignored her]
'Why can't I?'
'Because you better not.' The nurse shut the lid of the overnight case with a little snap. 
'Why?' 
'Because you don't look very pretty.' 

I also had a discussion with my mum about it. All the different factors and layers that were held in such a short line:  'Because you don't look very pretty.'  

I will leave at 4.75, and see how the book will further impact me - and if it does, now that I have finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Classism

mattmanningg'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

Such a beautifully written book, very disturbing (like very very in my opinion) but also sort of hopeful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

_sooph_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Misogyny and Racism

siannn's review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

Anti-Semitic mess. Not a book to be adored, it gets its lone star for the unfortunate realsism of suicidal thoughts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming

luccamaria's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

"i saw my life branching out before me like the green fig-tree in the story. from the tip of every branch, [...] a wonderful future beckoned and winked. [...] i saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig-tree, starving to death, just because i couldn't make up my mind which of the figs i would choose. i wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and as i sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet." (p. 73)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

julialozanoh's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, and Classism