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froggybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit
perksofbeingemily's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
venice_the_vampire's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
akgrantmatz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault and Vomit
Minor: Suicide
alyssams884's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Racism, Sexism, and Blood
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent
_meganrose's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Beautifully written and to know this was heavily inspired by her life is absolutely chilling - probably why she was able to paint such painful things so accurately.
Could have done without the blatant racism in this and the fatphobia. In many ways, this book was ahead of its time. But in those ways? It absolutely was not.
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
minou_noir's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The main character was a little annoying, but I kind of like her as well. It was a difficult read tho.
Graphic: Medical trauma and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Vomit
proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
The Bell Jar was Sylvia Plath's only novel, and it was first published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. One month after the publication Plath ended her life. The book is semi-autobiographical, as it is partially based on her own life. Despite dealing with depression and suicide attempts I don't find the novel altogether dark. It's quite interesting, and brilliantly narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal. I started and finished the book on the same day!
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
sashabaker177's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma
Minor: Chronic illness, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Grief, and Lesbophobia
haileyeh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail