Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

475 reviews

julliette's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence

mblanke's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol

vennus's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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a vegades acabes un llibre i es com fok necessito tornar-lo a començar

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Suicide, Xenophobia

whimsycara137's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Alcohol

tita_loves_literature's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death

laughingrecord's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt

pupaebug's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt

ashleeee's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

ludmireads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol

xrosinab's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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the book ended too suddenly, I want to know how she survives leaving the asylum! this kept me on my toes, constantly wanting to know whats coming next

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt