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Ariel by Sylvia Plath

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emmareadingera's review against another edition

4.0

« I am too pure for you or anyone.
Your body
Hurts me as the world hurts God. I am a lantern -

My head a moon
Of Japanese paper, my gold beaten skin Infinitely delicate and infinitely expensive.

Does not my heat astound you. And my light.
All by myself I am a huge camellia
Glowing and coming and going, flush on flush. »

aliyatrvd's review against another edition

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don’t wanna rate poetry anymore BUT her work usually falls around 3-4 so. will def reread this tho bc i feel the need to dissect it more.

sofiaclduarte's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

4.5

iqidwai's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.5

Poems I liked in this collection:
The Applicant
Lady Lazarus
Tulips
Cut
Elm
Getting There
The Moon and the Yew Tree
A Birthday Present
Letter in November
The Rival
Fever 103
The Bee Meeting
Wintering
Years
Paralytic
Poppies In July
Contusion
Edge

My favourite poem(s) from the collection:
Tulips
Elm
Edge