Reviews tagging 'Death'

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

28 reviews

cliterarystudies's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, and Racial slurs

tillynancy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Rape, Animal death, Death, Suicide attempt, War, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

bambicat234's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I read Plath's version in the order she wanted it to be read. 
It is brooding, emotional, devastating, heartbreaking... and also uplifting in ways. Reflective on life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

marlasmirkingrevenge's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Death, and Racism

returningb00kworm's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Genocide, Racial slurs, and Racism

maess's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Self harm, Sexism, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Deportation, Genocide, Misogyny, Pregnancy, War, Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

leanneymu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Plath's use of imagery is second to none. Rich, textured, deeply sad poems that leap off the page and go for the throat.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Racial slurs, Death, and War

geesammy's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

deep, layered, crunchy poetry…lots to chew on - I want to dig into each one and dissect it, I want to know more, I want to understand…I will read this again and again

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

arcadering's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Antisemitism

isabella18's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent