Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

115 reviews

alannadoucette8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

irisreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

jenmur's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

Have read a bunch of one-off quotes from Plath previously and expected a poem book of sorts, instead of the retelling of her life that this book ended up being. Moderately boring and hard to like her for most of the read. 
Painfully old-timey with the way she spoke of race/homosexuality/weight/etc., and was only really commendable on her commentary on marriage and children and other feminist-related topics. 
Was a disappointing read overall, but will likely read other works from her anyways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

xbernadette's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, and Medical trauma

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

coldcrumble's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

a very interesting character to read from pov of. at times you could only marvel at how purely unhinged she was and detached from reality because of her mental illness. I feel like the end didn't really tie it up enough, with some plot points, but also it made sense for the novel and character to not have the effort to explain them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

very dark and idealising suicide, not to be read if already in a bad place

laraperry's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-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

5.0

Plath’s voice through the character of Esther is relatable, painful, beautiful and candid. A must read for anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

nicole_koenigsknecht's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

solitarylee's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

4.25

A well detailed and beautifully written tale of a woman facing deterioration. Although dark at times, the description of food and fashion is truly impeccable. Plath writes in a way that is so smooth, and makes you forget that you are reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

freyadunne's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail