Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

475 reviews

amgarrido's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional funny reflective fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

roxanne_beznosiuk's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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AMAZING, However the beginning was incomparable to the second part of the book which stops it from receiving the 5/5. Genuinely made me cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs

ale24's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia, Grief

mme_carton's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

adum_'s review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Self harm, Sexual violence, Medical trauma

aloy's review against another edition

2.75

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol

keelan's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

alsira98's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

cupofbooksreviews's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

schoppp's review against another edition

3.75

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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, Suicide attempt