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A very short story about a girl getting on a train. Sinister and a little bit spooky which is exactly the vibe I was looking for with this. My plan was to read more Sylvia Plath in March and this was just a little taste test to start the journey

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3.0

This felt a bit like the eerie, peculiar sensations brought about by We Always Lived In The Castle. A bit dark and makes your skin crawl, this story leaves you questioning your interpretation.

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5.0

I loved this short story! It is also rather encouraging (as a writer) to think that Path had this story rejected! Thank goodness it was preserved!

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The thing is…

this was honestly nothing special, but I loved it.

It’s also my first Sylvia Plath book.

There’s all this hype surrounding it because she wrote this as a teenager in college.

Actually, I guess it was a big deal back then so nvm lol.

For those of you that have had the pleasure of actually hearing me talk, y’all know I’m a rambler.

I have examples for days.

More often than not, you will almost always be confused until the end.

That’s what this book was for me.

I already know I’m a writer, but this book reminded me that I’m also a storyteller.

I’m not giving a “review” because to understand the point of this extremely short (one chapter if you can even call it that) story, you must read it.

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