Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

55 reviews

daynacruz01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

josxphinchen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Eating disorder, Drug use, Blood, and Body shaming

z0333's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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

4.5

a little racist but amazing quotes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder

i_love_swimming_and_you's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

4lifegirlboss's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Self harm, Medical trauma, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

lucy_readsbooks13's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? N/A

4.25

To be honest, I'm a bit confused, not by the book, but by the impression it made. 

I love the writing, and while episodes where she goes in past confused me at the beginning (English is not my first language, yet I read it in English) it was easy to get used to, very approachable and simple to understand.

Some of the moments in the book, resonated deep with me, and I felt confronted and comforted by the same passages, yet, I cannot bring myself to rate it 5 stars. 

My first thought, after finishing the book was that the main character, Esther was very underdeveloped, and that every single story could've been more explained and more details added, but thinking back on it, that sort of approach has so much more sense, to me at least. 

In a manner, while struggling with the same things she struggles with, things really are that "shallow" and there is nothing beneath the surface, not because everything is hollow and pointless, but the lack of energy to look any further holds me back on wondering and involving myself in life. 

All in all, truly a good book and I definitely recommend reading it, it packs a punch and is easy to understand, while being, in a way, complex. The status it has is definitely deserved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Vomit, Self harm, and Mental illness

elisabethkatee's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

loved the writing. learnt many new words. i related in some ways and then felt totally disconnected in others. i really loved it. will definitely read again it was a quick and easy (define EAsY) read !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Self harm, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death

ashleysketch's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.25

I’ve never related to anything more than Sylvia Plath talking about taking baths. A part that stuck out to me was when she decided to walk for hours drunk in the middle of the night to return home sober, I found the book very slow until the psychiatric hospital but once there I felt very much connected to the character and saw pieces of myself in her. A very interesting part was explaining the overdose from her perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness

kynch_face's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Drug use

annawikstrom's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, and Drug use