Reviews

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

mikaelar's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

onyxx's review against another edition

Książka ogólnie trudna do ocenienia. 
 Pod względem warsztatu pisarskiego, bardzo przyjemne, w punkt. Widać że autorka zajmuję się głównie krótkimi formami, gdyż świetnie operuję słowem. Nie potrzebuje rozwlekać opisów oby coś dokładnie przedstawić. 
 Historia ciekawa (o ile można tak powiedzieć o kogoś tragedii), od której nie da się oderwać. Trzeba mieć jednak do niej odpowiedni, melancholijny nastrój. Czytanie tego nie jest lekkie ale w pewnym sensie zaspokaja artystycznie.
 Mimo to, patrząc badziej od strony pragmatycznej, gdybym spotkała kobietę taką, jak główna bohaterka to bym chyba sama ją zabiła. Znałam kogoś podobnego i ilość jadu wylewająca się z osoby tego typu jest nie do pojęcia.
 Stąd nie wiem jak ocenić książkę. 

cleothegreat's review against another edition

4.0

y the racism ??

janabananaaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

lilmeezie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

genannj's review against another edition

5.0

This classic that all should read did not disappoint. I can definitely see why it is on a lot of high school and college syllabus’s.

franchiss's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.0

piiips's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

siaeme12's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

The language in this book was beautiful. Esther Greenwood was utterly relatable (for better or for worse) for much of the book. Unlike many classics, I feel like this novel is actually timeless (save a few out of date phrases and references ). We've all been Esther, can understand her. I feel like the descent into madness happened very quickly in comparison with the pacing of the rest of the book, but that was my only complaint. This is one my favorite classics that I've read

sarahbanana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

4.75